Captain Skidmark Dances with Destiny

Captain Skidmark Dances with DestinyBy: Jennifer A. Irwin This laugh out loud middle grade novel follows thirteen year old Will who hates hockey and loves dancingas he navigates school, bullies, and his fathers expectations. Now in paperback! Will is a Canadian eighth grader who hates hockeyand he stinks at it, too. Will is bullied at school, doesnt have any friends, and is generally miserable. When Will's seventeen year old hockey star cousin, Alex, arrives to stay with Wills family,

By: Jennifer A. Irwin     

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This laugh-out-loud middle-grade novel follows thirteen-year-old Will— who hates hockey and loves dancing—as he navigates school, bullies, and his father’s expectations. Now in paperback!

Will is a Canadian eighth grader who hates hockey—and he stinks at it, too. Will is bullied at school, doesn’t have any friends, and is generally miserable.

When Will's seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, arrives to stay with Will’s family, Will and Alex quickly realize they can't stand each other. Then Will stumbles into a local dance school. He fights the urge to cha-cha, but he's good! When Will’s dad finds out about the dancing, he basically forbids it. And Alex’s dad refuses to listen to what Alex wants to do with his life.

Will takes readers on a journey through noogies, awkward conversations, and epic farts. He worries, dances, and makes messes. Filled with humor, nuance, and emotion, this novel asks what makes a family and what makes a man.