Ice Breakers by Tom Caraccioli & Jerry Caraccioli - OPTIONAL

Ice Breakers: A Kids' Guide to Hockey and the Greatest Players who Changed the Game by Tom Caraccioli & Jerry Caraccioli, 163 pages. NON-FICTION Quarto, 2025. $20 

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL 

Highlights, stats, and scores for over 60 players through history, and information about the original six teams of the NHL. 

Lots of easy to access information about influential players make this appealing for fans of hockey. There are great photographs and the format is easy to follow. Many of the stats are current stars: 2015-present, which may make this book outdate itself. If you are a die hard hockey fan, this book will make great reading or a nice gift. It's nice to have all the information in one book, though many of the stats could be found online. But as the introduction worthily states: "It is our hope that...you will remember this book as one that got you more interested in the game and that also ignited a passion for reading." 

Michelle in the Middle