Against the Boards
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Author: C.D. Bergendahl
Description: In Against the Boards, sixteen-year-old Jacye Quinn’s home, his freedom, and his hockey career are threatened by his father’s issues and hockey rivals. With help from an unlikely ally, Jayce confronts these negative forces with integrity and courage. Set in a small fictional Northern Minnesota town, readers will feel the intensity, passion, and fervent spirit of high school hockey, and find themselves cheering on Jayce.
Reviews:
“Against the Boards really shows the culture of hockey and effectively describes life in a small northern town”
—Colton Poolman/EGF hockey player
“Against the Boards gives the reader an accurate depiction of the life of a Minnesota high school hockey player”
—Eddie Eades/East Grand Forks hockey player
“This book portrays realistic societal issues facing our youth and families today . . . and the importance in life of hard work, a good attitude, and finding that ‘spark' or ‘passion,’ like hockey, in everything you do. Hockey is like life . . . when you're ‘up against the boards,’ you just have to keep your head up, maintain a solid base, and keep your feet moving to defeat life's body checks.”
—Scott Oliver, former Roseau High School head hockey coach, 2007 State AA Minnesota High School Hockey Champions
About the Author: Connie Bergendahl is a devoted hockey fan and a high school English teacher. She gleans much of her writing inspiration from her students. Against the Boards, her debut novel, is the 2007 winner of the Emily Award, given to the most promising manuscript presented at the University of North Dakota’s Writer’s Conference in Children’s Literature. Connie resides in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, the heart of hockey country, with her husband and their Yorkshire terrier, Ms. Dixie.
Description: In Against the Boards, sixteen-year-old Jacye Quinn’s home, his freedom, and his hockey career are threatened by his father’s issues and hockey rivals. With help from an unlikely ally, Jayce confronts these negative forces with integrity and courage. Set in a small fictional Northern Minnesota town, readers will feel the intensity, passion, and fervent spirit of high school hockey, and find themselves cheering on Jayce.
Reviews:
“Against the Boards really shows the culture of hockey and effectively describes life in a small northern town”
—Colton Poolman/EGF hockey player
“Against the Boards gives the reader an accurate depiction of the life of a Minnesota high school hockey player”
—Eddie Eades/East Grand Forks hockey player
“This book portrays realistic societal issues facing our youth and families today . . . and the importance in life of hard work, a good attitude, and finding that ‘spark' or ‘passion,’ like hockey, in everything you do. Hockey is like life . . . when you're ‘up against the boards,’ you just have to keep your head up, maintain a solid base, and keep your feet moving to defeat life's body checks.”
—Scott Oliver, former Roseau High School head hockey coach, 2007 State AA Minnesota High School Hockey Champions
About the Author: Connie Bergendahl is a devoted hockey fan and a high school English teacher. She gleans much of her writing inspiration from her students. Against the Boards, her debut novel, is the 2007 winner of the Emily Award, given to the most promising manuscript presented at the University of North Dakota’s Writer’s Conference in Children’s Literature. Connie resides in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, the heart of hockey country, with her husband and their Yorkshire terrier, Ms. Dixie.