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 \nEditor:Nate LeBoutillier  \nDesigner:Laura Manthe  \nProduction Specialist:Tori Abraham  \nTABLE OF CONTENIS  \nCHAPTER 1  \nIN THE DEFENSIVE ZONE………………………………  \n……………………………5  \nCHAPTER 2  \nREALITY CHECK…………………………………  \n………………………………………11  \nCHAPTER 3  \nDRY LAND…………………………………  \n……………………………………16  \nCHAPTER 4  \nGAME DAY.  \n………………………………………22  \nCHAPTER 5  \nPIZZA AND SKEE-BALL………………………………………………………………………………31  \nCHAPTER 6  \nSHOOTING STAR………………………  \n………………………………36  \nCHAPTER 7  \n………………………………………42  \nTEAMWORK?…………………  \nCHAPTER 8  \n…………………………48  \nBREAKING AWAY……  \nCHAPTER 9  \n…………………………54  \nIN THE ZONE………………………………  \nCHAPTER 10  \n…………62  \nAAA DAY………………………………  \nCHAPTER 1  \n# IN THE DEFENSIVE ZDNE\n\nJack Wickman stepped on the iceand pushed away from the boards.Hismouthguard dangled from the corner ofhis lips.Jack took a few strides toward thebench.Coach Vorwald stood with his handson his hips behind the glass.Jack couldn'tquite look him in the eye.  \n“You're late,Wickman,”Coach Vorwaldsaid.  \nJack nodded.“My older sister had a  \ngame up north,\"he said.Jack knew sayingthat would get him off the hook.Everyoneadmired his sister.  \n“Big game coming up,”Coach Vorwaldsaid.\"Warm up.\"  \nJack scooped one of the pucks off the iceand practiced stickhandling.As he movedthe puck toward the blue line,he thought ofBecca.Even though his sister was five yearsolder,Jack couldn't help feeling jealous.  \nBecca's skills were so impressive thatcoaches had moved her to the boys'team.Yes,Jack often said,Becca's my sister.Yes,she plays hockey on the boys'team.Forsome reason,Jack usually had to give theinfo twice.Yes,she's my sister.Yes,she plays forthe boys'team.  \nEver since he could see over the boards,Jack had watched Becca in goal.Even then,he realized how good she was in front of thenet.She could stop anything.  \nNow,Becca was a sixteen-year-old girlon the boys high school team,and Jack wasgetting tired of answering questions about her.  \nHe wanted to watch from the ice,notfrom the boards.He wanted to stand out onhis own.Jack was confident this year wouldbe different.His sister was a goalie.He wasa center.They both could be great players intheir own way,and he intended to prove it.  \nIryouts for the AAA Peewee team wereabout two months away.Jack hoped if heworked hard enough,he could make theteam as a sixth grader.  \nWHEEE!WHEEE!  \nCoach Vorwald's whistle refocused Jack'sattention.The coach tossed red jerseys to ahandful of players,including Jack.  \n\"Scrimmage time,\"said Coach Vorwald.“Red versus green.We're going to practicesome dump and chase.Centers,Jack andMason,I'll dump to the corner.Players,takeyour places.\"\"  \n7  \nCoach Vorwald dropped the puck,butthere was no face-off in this drill.The pucklanded with a thwack on the ice.CoachVorwald turned and dumped it into the redteam's offensive end.Jack and Mason racedto reach it first.  \nMason used to be one of Jack's bestfriends.He was a good center but an evenbetter winger.The boys started out in Mitestogether and had been on teams to","cbCaibBUpupUrUcG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibBUpupUrUcG","pdf",3349877,76,"English","# Table of Contents\n## Chapter 1 In the Defensive Zone\n## Chapter 2 Reality Check\n## Chapter 3 Dry Land\n## Chapter 4 Game Day\n## Chapter 5 Pizza and Skee-Ball\n## Chapter 6 Shooting Star\n## Chapter 7 Teamwork?\n## Chapter 8 Breaking Away\n## Chapter 9 In the Zone\n## Chapter 10 AAA Day","[{\"question\":\"Why does Jack feel pressure at practice?\",\"answer\":\"Jack is late, and the coach expects him to warm up. 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