Read out loud to my 6.5 year old at bedtime. He likes hockey so I was excited to see this one. The story is cute and deals with some heavy issues for kids, stress, anxiety, fitting in with peers, familial attention, sick grandparent. I felt a couple of the issues were not resolved by the end but my son didn’t seem to notice. The writing was clear and easily understood by him and I think upper elementary kids would easily be able to read on their own.

Thank you to #NetGelley, Yolanda Ridge, Sydney Barnes and the publisher of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Elliot loves hockey, but can barely skate. He has finally convinced his parents to let him join a hockey team and he is determined to get better by skating more and taking extra lessons. One day the goalie gets injured and Elliott offers to take his place to the surprise of everyone. The first game is a disaster, so Elliot begs his Carey Price bobblehead (a hockey player, I had to look it up!) for a win. When it comes true, Elliot starts asking for more wishes, but will his luck soon run out?

I LOVED this book and thought it was so cute. I also liked the hockey-like playing cards throughout the book. I thought Elliot showed that it's okay to go for things you like even if you aren't perfect at it. I look forward to purchasing a copy for my classroom.

This book felt a little slow to me, but that may be because I'm not a huge hockey fan. For those kids who are, this will be a fun read as it takes you onto the ice and shows what a hockey team looks like. The child-parent relationships felt unnatural to me in some ways.

This book was absolutely delightful. I love the way Elliott's anxiety and jealousies are handled -- sensitively and respectfully. Plus, any book about hockey is one I want to read!

What a fun read about hockey, friendship, magic wishes, and believing in yourself. Elliot, nicknamed Jelly-Legs because he can’t stand up straight on the ice, hopes he can fit in when he’s asked to be the goalie. One day he asks his hockey bobblehead to give him a win or a tie. When it happens, he wonders was it luck or did the bobble head really grant his wish? When Elliot asks for a shutout, it happens. When his team keeps getting shutouts, Elliot feels like a fraud. He feels he’s not as good as everyone thinks. He throws the bobblehead away. Does his luck run out?

This was a cute sports middle grade story about a boy who has to become a goalie, because no one else is available, and finds, although he isn’t good at hockey in general, he is *really* good at being a goalie , but thinks it's because he made a wish on a bobble head that he owned of Carey Price.

Good story about building confidence, and about the love game.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>