Black Ice
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Book Details
About the Book
When you’re fourteen, it’s hard to be patient, especially when it’s your birthday. Yet for Anthony Brooks, any optimism for his future is shattered when his unemployed dad is shot dead in a robbery attempt at a local convenience store. Understandably, Anthony reacts as any kid might, with anger and withdrawal. Given an opportunity to lash out, he is drawn by some older boys into a plan to rob a neighborhood pizza parlor. Anthony is caught and threatened with juvie until, surprisingly, the pizza parlor owner, a washed up NHL hockey player, offers a compromise.
“Great book for all sports enthusiasts. The courage that Anthony portrays in order to overcome his obstacles and setbacks clearly shows he’s a winner on and off the ice. Exciting, thrilling, feel good story.”
—Jeff Mitchell
OHL’s Detroit Junior Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Dallas Stars
General Manager of Suburban Ice, East Lansing
“Black Ice is a story set in the city and centered on urban issues. Its characters face adversities familiar to young people in urban settings. It captures the attention and imagination of young readers. A valuable story for educators.”
—Michael Krystyniak
YVS President/Superintendent
Covenant House Academy
“As a former coach of an inner city hockey team in Detroit, I appreciate first-hand the adversity a young African-American player can face in a traditionally White sport. Brian Webster and Teresa Lee have depicted these struggles authentically in a very serious and entertaining way. I highly recommend Black Ice. Great hockey story!”
—Maurice Dewey
Retired Lieutenant, Detroit Fire Department
Former Youth Hockey Coach
About the Author
Brian Webster
Brian is an “Idea Man”. He has turned his ideas into several screenplays, two of which won awards at the Moondance International Film Festival and another finalist finish in a Holiday Screenplay contest. He has coauthored two adult books, Death by Default and Bundle of Hope. His children’s books include: Snowville, Santa’s Elf, Trapped in Toyland, Model Kid and Recipe for a Monster. Monkey Flip and Comic Detective are Brian’s two previous Young Adult Readers. Brian enjoyed coaching youth athletic teams when his sons were young. Brian lives with his wife, Cathy, in Canton, MI. Together they travel across the country to visit their five adult children and two granddaughters.
Teresa Lee
Teresa Lee (Schanski) has authored two children’s chapter books: Boxcar Joe, (2012) and Leggins (2014). Teresa presented for The Michigan Reading Association at the 2013 summer conference on Mackinac Island. She has presented at a host of MI schools as a featured March is Reading Month author. Teresa has recently written her first adult novel, As the Willow Bends. Her life has been greatly enriched through a long line of very serious and accomplished family sportsmen: Athletes, coaches, and sport enthusiasts. Black Ice is her first collaborative effort at turning a screenplay into a quality Young Adult Reader. Teresa lives in Perry, MI with her husband, David, and enjoys the love of a very large family and nine amazing grandchildren.