The Boy at the Edge of the Ice
On a frozen pond in a small Canadian town, hockey is more than a game. It is part of winter.
In the early 1900s, eleven-year-old Murray waits eagerly for the cold to arrive and the pond beyond the church to freeze. Soon, the familiar sound of skates cutting across the ice fills the winter air, and Murray along with his friends spend every afternoon racing after the puck beneath the wide Canadian sky.
But Murray has learned something from his father that the other boys have not.
The ice is always worth listening to.
When his caution earns teasing from the other children, Murray begins to wonder whether being careful simply means being afraid. Then one winter afternoon, the ice gives a warning. Murray must decide whether to trust what he knows, even when no one else wants to listen.
Set against the snowy landscape of early twentieth-century Canada, The Boy at the Edge of the Ice is a warmly illustrated story about hockey, friendship, courage, and the quiet strength it takes to stand your ground. Because sometimes courage means pushing forward.
And sometimes it means knowing when to stop.
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