The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage: The Breakout Chronicles
Written by David A. Robertson
Published by Highwater Press
ACTIVITIES
To be added by November 1-15.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Hockey fans will love this action-packed middle grade novel about teamwork, overcoming adversity, and being proud of who you are and where you come from.
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.
DAVID A. ROBERTSON
DAVID A. ROBERTSON is an author, editor, and speaker on Indigenous issues, mental health and freedom of expression. His books include the novel The Theory of Crows, the memoir Black Water, the picture books When We Were Alone and On the Trapline, and the middle-grade series the Misewa Saga. He has won awards such as the TD Canadian Children’s Literary Award, the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award and the Governor General’s Literary Award and has been shortlisted for many others. He was the writer and host of the podcast Kiwew, which won the 2021 RTDNA Prairie Region Award for Best Podcast. In 2023, the University of Manitoba honoured him with a doctor of letters for his contributions to the arts. David A. Robertson is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Website: www.darobertson.ca
Instagram: @davidrobertsonwriter
Facebook: @davidalexanderrobertson
Twitter / X: @davealexroberts
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage, Book 1
The Theory of Crows
The Barren Grounds, The Misewa Saga, Book 1
The Great Bear, The Misewa Saga, Book 2
The Stone Child, The Misewa Saga, Book 3
The Portal Keeper, The Misewa Saga, Book 4
The Sleeping Giant, The Misewa Saga, Book 5
On The Trapline
Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory
Breakdown, The Reckoner Rises, Vol. 1
…and more!
