Hockey's top scorers
Richard Rainbolt
Brief biographies focusing on the careers of ten hockey stars : Maurice Richard, Ted Lindsay, Bernie Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Stan Mikita, Frank Mahovlich, and Phil Esposito.
Read Time: ~5 hr
Breaking away
by Patrick O'Sullivan (2015)
About this book
"Patrick O'Sullivan gives readers a disturbing account of ten years of ever escalating physical abuse and emotional cruelty at the hands of his father. When Patrick proved more skilled than other eight-year-olds, John O'Sullivan decided to dedicate his life to turning his son into the player he had always dreamed of becoming. Shouting at the top of his lungs, John O'Sullivan was the over-involved parent. Many of Patrick's teammates and their parents and coaches thought it ended there. Few had an idea of the dysfunction and violence at the O'Sullivans' home."
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBreaking away Lead Character
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