SCPL Reads: Olympic Winter Games

The Canadian skaters who won the 2010 Olympic gold medal in ice dancing share their story, from their childhoods to world stardom, and discuss the behind-the-scenes reality of competitive skating.

The road to redemption is far from smooth in this sweeping romance between a figure skater and a hockey player. Sierra Romanova was an Olympic skater before a life-altering accident left her with panic attacks on the ice. Back at Dalton for her final year, she’s ready to reclaim the spotlight—especially when cocky hockey player Dylan Donovan dares her to try. He’s off the team, she needs a partner, and together, they might just be the perfect match on the ice.

Tyler loves hockey, but he feels like it's taken over his life so he decides to take a break. Then Tyler gets the chance to be in the stands for one of Team Canada's most memorable games, and he realizes just how much he misses the game.

A raw and affecting memoir about a mother and daughter who beat the odds together. Perdita's mother moved as a single immigrant parent from St Lucia to Toronto. In spite of the odds, Perdita is now an author, television host, sports broadcaster, 2-time Olympian, 10-time National Champion and the first Canadian woman to win a World Championship gold medal in track and field. This is her remarkable story.

With winter fast approaching, PK waits impatiently for his hockey skates, but when each delivery brings hilarity and dismay, he wonders if he'll ever get to skate until his love of hockey pulls him to the sport in funny, imaginative ways.

Just Call Me “Andi” shares many of the obstacles Petrillo’s faced in her journey of becoming a sportscaster. Petrillo’s story is both heartbreakingly honest and deeply insightful, providing a roadmap for future broadcasters navigating similar challenges so that female voices in sport are the norm, not the exception.

Three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments.

Twelve-year-old Bea joins her school's first all-girls hockey team to support her best friend, navigates rocky relationships with her crush Gabi and best friend Celia, and steps up to help save the team when its funding is threatened.

The school year is finally over and Eloise and Leon are back in Matimekush for the summer. But this school break will not be like any other, thanks to a hockey movie being filmed in the community! Is it possible that Leon will be in the movie? Will Eloise, who is interested in directing, participate in the project? Summer will be busy with twists and turns of all kinds for Leon, Eloise and their friends. It's the summer of possibilities!

Everything is changing for 11-year-old Alex Robinson. After his father accepts a new job, Alex and his family move from their community to the city. For the first time in his life, he doesn't fit in. His fellow students don't understand Indigenous culture. Even a simple show of respect to his teacher gets him in trouble. Things begin to look up after Alex tries out for a local hockey team. Playing for the Kodiaks, Alex proves himself as one of the best, but he becomes a target because he's Indigenous. Can Alex trust his teammates and stand up to the jerks on other teams? Can he find a way to fit in and still be who he's meant to be?

This may be the Tigers’ last season, and Indigenous student Tommy sees the uncertainty of life in the team’s loss; Clinton is trying to avoid gang violence; Floyd is talented yet insecure about being multiracial; and the adults in Tommy’s life - his mother; Pete, the Zamboni driver; and elders Maggie and Olga - offer well-intentioned but often misguided support.