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Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

By Faith Erin Hicks
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In this feel-good YA graphic novel by New York Times bestseller Faith Erin Hicks, hot-headed hockey player Alix struggles to control her temper after a confrontation with a teammate jeopardises her spot at a prestigious summer camp. Seeking help, she turns to Ezra, the calm and popular drama club boy. As they spend time together, Alix discovers there's more to Ezra than meets the eye, and their friendship begins to blossom into something more.
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Perfect for fans of heartwarming young adult romances like Heartstopper, this graphic novel will appeal to readers who enjoy sports, drama, and heartfelt stories about friendship and love.

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A feel-good YA graphic novel, perfect for fans of Heartstopper.

A feel-good YA graphic novel, perfect for fans of Heartstopper.

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New York Times bestseller Faith Erin Hicks is back with Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, a feel-good YA graphic novel romance about a hot-headed hockey player who asks for temper management lessons from the cool, calm boy in drama club — perfect for fans of Heartstopper!

It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, finally let it run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line.

Alix needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theatre kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start to get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more...

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Faith Erin Hicks is a master of putting emotion in every line and adding true depth to the rom-com genre. – Colleen AF Vennable, co-creator of Kiss Number 8
Messy and relatable and charming as heck. – Sarah Winifred Searle, creator of The Greatest Thing

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035041428

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 304

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Faith Erin Hicks Fiction Graphic Novels Humour LGBTQ+ Young Adult

About the Author

Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. Her published works include Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, Friends with Boys, One Year At Ellsmere, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Last of Us: American Dreams (with Neil Druckmann), The Nameless City trilogy, Comics Will Break Your Heart, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen) and the New York Times bestselling Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell).

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