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Busted

by Jean Mills

A hockey team faces a reckoning off the ice

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A hockey team faces a reckoning off the ice

In *Busted*, a video of a dressing-room fight leaves Jonah facing a decision he can no longer keep to himself. A player has been seriously hurt, his sister has sent the footage to a teammate, and the player who enjoys the fights is threatening whoever filmed it. With an inter-city tournament approaching, Jonah’s worry about what might happen to the team sits alongside the question of whether the fights should continue at all. The short novel uses a hockey setting to explore peer pressure, accountability and the consequences of keeping quiet.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Hockey-fiction readers
  • Readers building reading skills who want a short novel
  • Readers interested in stories about team dynamics and peer pressure

Themes

Hockey team culturePeer pressureAccountabilitySpeaking up

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Book overview

Jonah knows the culture in the hockey dressing room needs to change.

Play fights after practice are one thing, but when Jonah sees a player get seriously hurt and accidentally films the fight, he's put in a tough position. While he's thinking about how to handle it, his sister finds the video on his phone and sends it to Drake, the team's most volatile player, and the one who enjoys the locker room fights the most. Now Jonah is panicking. What happens if the coach or the players' parents see the video and recognize anyone? Will it jeopardize the team's participation in a big inter-city tournament coming up next month? Plus, Drake is furious and is threatening to punish the person who filmed the fight. As the team continues to practice and play, everyone feels the tension, on and off the ice.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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