"Rookie" by Lorna Schultz Nicholson follows the story of a young, aspiring hockey player named a girl navigating the challenges of adolescence while pursuing her passion for the sport. As she faces obstacles such as self-doubt, the pressures of competition, and the dynamics of friendship and family, she learns important lessons about resilience and determination. With her heart set on making the team, she must push through setbacks and find her place in a male-dominated sport. Ultimately, "Rookie" is a tale of empowerment, highlighting the journey of a young athlete discovering her own strength on and off the ice. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Lorimer Podium Sports Academy, Podium Sports Academy .

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 144 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 2016 by Lorimer Children & Teens .