Bea Mullins Takes a Shot

By Emily Deibert

Book Overview

When a 7th grader is forced to join her school's hockey team, she discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. This fierce and heartfelt queer romance explores the courage to face your fears, even when your dreams are on thin ice.

Some goals are worth falling for.

After a lifetime of humiliating sports experiences, Bea Mullins knows the best way to survive middle school is to stick to the sidelines. When PE is suddenly canceled, though, Bea is forced to join an after-school activity...which is how she ends up as a member of the Glenwood Geese, her middle school's first all-girls hockey team.

Bea would be happy sitting on the bench, but she doesn't want to let down her best friend, Celia. Plus, the more time Bea spends on the rinks, the more she comes to enjoy her teammates, especially the incredibly talented--and incredibly cool--co-captain Gabi. But when low funding puts the Geese in danger of never playing again, Bea realizes she may lose everything she didn't know she wanted.

A hilarious and heartfelt middle-grade contemporary about first crushes and fierce friendships from debut author Emily Deibert.

"Deibert scores a hat trick with this story of hockey, first crushes, and fighting for what you want." -Adrianna Cuevas, author of Pura Belpre honor title The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593808924
• ISBN13: 9780593808924
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7