On Thin Ice
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- ¥1,400
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For fans of Disney’s GO FIGURE, a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt dual POV sibling-rivalry story by acclaimed author Jessica Kim
Twelve-year-old fraternal twins Phoebe and Dexter Bae are polar opposites in every way except for their love of the ice. Phoebe is hyperfocused on pairs figure skating, and Dex loves his hockey team. But when Phoebe’s partner injures his knee just two months before competitions and Dex gets cut from his team in favor of a new hotshot goalie from Canada, they’re both left spinning.
With their skating dreams dashed, their mother suggests that Dex fill in as Phoebe’s doubles partner. It’s a hard sell—the twins haven’t been close since their father passed away two years ago. For Dex, working with a perfectionist like Phoebe would be a challenge, but if it means he’d improve his skating technique enough to get back on the hockey team—and he’d have something to keep his mind off his dad—it’d be worth it. Phoebe isn’t thrilled either, but what choice does she have if she wants to bring home the gold, something that would’ve made her dad happy?
Can these siblings skate past their differences toward victory?
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After their father's death from cancer, 12-year-old Korean American twins Phoebe and Dex Bae notice their "twintuition" has begun to deteriorate. Their alternating first-person narration reveals how, following the tragedy, their individual methods of handling grief results in distance and friction, not only between the siblings but between them and their mother as well: Mom focuses on her acupuncture business, ice skater Phoebe throws her all into training with her partner Pete—who is Black—for an upcoming competition, and ice hockey goalie Dex finds solace in defending his post (and pulling pranks). When Pete sustains a season-ending injury and Dex is cut from his team, the twins' mother contrives for them to stay on the ice by figure skating together. As Phoebe navigates friendship breakups and a first crush and Dex mentors budding young ice skaters, the twins learn how to move on after loss and find their way back to each other. Varying depictions of coping with grief add tender nuance to this absorbing sports-lite tale by Kim (Make a Move, Sunny Park), who complements the novel's uplifting tone with a tidy resolution. Ages 9–12.
