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Alternatively, explore the broader Sports \u0026amp; Recreation category to compare hockey stories with those about other athletics, offering perspective on how different sports shape character and friendships in memorable ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eyes-ice-9781773067377-new","title":"Eyes on the Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1963, under the brutal Communist regime, two hockey-loving brothers must throw a game in a Soviet-Czech tournament to help their imprisoned father.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Lukas and his brother Denys want nothing more than to play hockey, but it's 1963, and they live in Czechoslovakia, where the secret police (the \"Eye\") are constantly on the lookout for anyone committing crimes against the state -- whether that be reading a magazine about the NHL or saying anything negative about the Communist regime. 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