#Hockey
Book - 2018 | First edition
"Y'all... I might not be ready for this. I may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It's nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's checking. And then, there is Jack... You see the problem."-Page [2] of cover.
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Publisher:
New York : First Second, 2018
Edition:
First edition
Copyright Date:
©2018
ISBN:
9781250177957
1250177952
9781250177964
1250177960
1250177952
9781250177964
1250177960
Call Number:
ygn UKAZU 2018
Characteristics:
240 pages, 37 unnumbered pages of tweets : chiefly color illustrations, 23 cm
Alternative Title:
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From Library Staff
From Library Staff
funny, frank graphic novel about the first year of college on a men's hockey team
This tale follows junior champion figure skater and small-town Georgia boy Eric "Bitty" Bittle as he begins freshman year on the Samwell University varsity hockey team. First in a series. Also available via ebook.
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Add a CommentThis was such a fun book, I literally re-read it like 50 times!
The adorable romance between the 2 characters (I won't spoil it!) is super cute! And super funny too! I totally recommend this!
I didn't even know I needed Check Please! in my life until I started reading it. It was a webcomic that I saw being discussed over on Cece @ ProblemsofaBookNerd's channel, and every time she mentioned it, the more intrigued I was. Hockey? Baked goods? Vlogging? What more can you ask for?
Eric "Bitty" Bittle is the smallest player on his college hockey team. He's also openly gay, and kinda sorta maybe has the hots for Jack, a French-Canadian teammate. The romance between the two is SO DARLING. It is so cute, and I love how organic it feels in the story. Eric and Jack are just so awkward and sweet! I kept rooting for them from start to finish even though yes, I knew they would end up together. THAT'S NOT THE POINT. POINT IS I LOVED IT, OKAY?!
I also adored the artwork, and just how well-researched it is. Anytime hockey is discussed I just found myself being like "I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!" or "I know who they are talking about!" I recognize how silly that may sound, but I love learning about sports even if I don't necessarily like playing them. I also loved any section of the story that focused on Eric and his former figure-skating career! Those panels are so pretty!
I honestly can gush forever about Check Please! and honestly I am so excited to have discovered this comic series. I cannot wait for the next part to be bundled together just so I scan squeal at the top of my lungs over just how cute it is.