{"title":"Kirk Van Brunt","description":"KIRK VAN BRUNT is a lawyer and writer currently living in Maryland. Growing up, he lived outside the town of Nespelem on the Colville reservation in Washington State, where his father was a tribal leader for many years. Kirk is the author of the young adult series The Cracked Chronicles among others.","products":[{"product_id":"fight-song-hardcover","title":"Fight Song - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA talented yet cynical Indigenous teen hockey player escapes a dangerous situation in the foster care system in this powerful and timely YA novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not easy to miss Nokes Lasley, especially when she's on the ice. Towering over the competition at over six feet tall, she routinely dominates on the right wing--and her no-nonsense approach and fiery temper have helped to solidify her reputation as a hockey superstar. Despite her tenuous situation at home, she dreams of hitting the Olympics one day and proving that she can compete in the big leagues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut suddenly, Nokes's life is turned upside-down when her father is arrested for murder and she's forced to enter the foster care system. Nokes bounces from home to home, from one dangerous setting to the next . . . until she decides to escape across the border to Minnesota, where the promise of a family friend with professional hockey connections far outweighs the abuse she's experiencing in her home province of Ontario. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough careful lies, and with the help of Aiden, an attractive new friend, Nokes is able to start a new life in a new country--and, most importantly, keep playing hockey. But the past has a nasty way of catching up to her, and soon Nokes has to make a terrible choice: keep running or face her past head-on . . . and maybe even come to terms with her Indigenous heritage.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51442165973215,"sku":"9781774887592","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/smVIxixiav9781774887592.webp?v=1790178676"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kirk-van-brunt.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}