BREAKAWAY

A year ago, 16 year-old Nick Macklin had it all. He was an A student and a talented hockey player, with a beautiful girlfriend and an awesome dad - a man who was not only there for him when his mom died, but who was also a star player for the Vancouver Canucks.

Then the bottom fell out. His father was convicted of a murder and sentenced to life in prison for a crime Nick is convinced he didn’t commit.

Nick’s life spirals downwards. Angry and bitter, alienated from school and friends, he devotes himself to seeking justice for his father. Who framed him? And why? But Nick’s biggest challenge isn’t getting his father out of jail, it’s coming to terms with the fact that he’s going to be there for a long, long time.

It’s not easy, but Nick finally learns to live with the sadness that he knows will never disappear and starts to put his life together again. Then, just when he has accepted the cards he has been dealt, he stumbles on a clue that eventually reveals the identity of the real murderer. When he is unable to find the evidence to prove it, he uses his own life as bait in order to trap the killer and set his father free.


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This cool hockey book is by MICHAEL BETCHERMAN.  He's an award-winning screenwriter and author with numerous credits in both documentary and dramatic television. He is the author of two young-adult novels, Breakaway, which was shortlisted for the John Spray Mystery Award, and Face-Off, which was published by Penguin Group (Canada) in 2014 (not yet available in the U.S.). He is also the author of two online novels, The Daughters of Freya and Suzanne. Betcherman lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter.