"Shutout" by Jeff Ross follows the journey of a talented young hockey player, Billy, who faces the intense pressure of competing at a high level while navigating the challenges of adolescence. Set against the backdrop of his passion for hockey, the story explores themes of friendship, rivalry, and the quest for identity. As Billy deals with the expectations from coaches, family, and peers, he learns valuable lessons about the importance of teamwork, resilience, and staying true to oneself. The novel captures the excitement of the game and the trials of growing up, illustrating how sports can shape character and forge lifelong bonds. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Orca Sports .

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Orca Book Publishers, Canada .