Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on? A fiery tour de force from the author of andlt;I andgt;Inexcusableandlt;/Iandgt;, a National Book Award finalist.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The other guys on Ericand#8217;s hockey team call him the Iceman, because heand#8217;s a heartless player, cold as ice. Only Eric knows the truthand#8212;heand#8217;s not cold, heand#8217;s on fire, burning with a need he just canand#8217;t explain. Least of all to his familyand#8212;not to his dad, whose only joy in life is watching Eric smash other hockey players to a pulp. Or his mom, who starts every conversation with, and#8220;Your problem is...and#8221; Or even his brother, Duane, once a star athlete, now a star slacker.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Can Eric find a way to make them understand how he feelsand#8212;before the fire inside consumes him completely?
Synopsis
Is Eric as cold as the ice he skates on? A fiery tour de force from the author of Inexcusable, a National Book Award finalist.
The other guys on Eric's hockey team call him the Iceman, because he's a heartless player, cold as ice. Only Eric knows the truth--he's not cold, he's on fire, burning with a need he just can't explain. Least of all to his family--not to his dad, whose only joy in life is watching Eric smash other hockey players to a pulp. Or his mom, who starts every conversation with, "Your problem is..." Or even his brother, Duane, once a star athlete, now a star slacker.
Can Eric find a way to make them understand how he feels--before the fire inside consumes him completely?
About the Author
Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Awardandndash;winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book andlt;iandgt;Freewillandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Icemanandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Gypsy Davyandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Shadow Boxerandlt;/iandgt;andmdash;all ALA Best Books for Young Adultsandmdash;as well as andlt;iandgt;Killing Time in Crystal Cityandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Little Blue Liesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Piecesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Kill Switchandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Angry Young Manandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Inexcusableandlt;/iandgt;, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.