Bea Mullins Takes a Shot, Emily Deibert
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot, Emily Deibert
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Bea Mullins Takes a Shot

Author: Emily Deibert

Narrator: Emily Marso

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2025


Synopsis

When a 7th grader is forced to join her school's hockey team, she discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. This fierce and heartfelt queer romance explores the courage to face your fears, even when your dreams are on thin ice.

Some goals are worth falling for.

After a lifetime of humiliating sports experiences, Bea Mullins knows the best way to survive middle school is to stick to the sidelines. When PE is suddenly canceled, though, Bea is forced to join an after-school activity...which is how she ends up as a member of the Glenwood Geese, her middle school's first all-girls hockey team. 

Bea would be happy sitting on the bench, but she doesn't want to let down her best friend, Celia. Plus, the more time Bea spends on the rinks, the more she comes to enjoy her teammates, especially the incredibly talented--and incredibly cool--co-captain Gabi. But when low funding puts the Geese in danger of never playing again, Bea realizes she may lose everything she didn't know she wanted.

A hilarious and heartfelt middle-grade contemporary about first crushes and fierce friendships from debut author Emily Deibert.

About The Author

Emily Deibert spent most of her life in Toronto, Canada, but now lives in La Serena, Chile where she writes children's books by day and works as an astronomer by night. Bea Mullins Takes a Shot is her debut novel. In her spare time, Emily likes to play ice hockey--but like her novel's protagonist, she's not very good at it.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anniek on February 25, 2025

This is so stinkin' cute and it makes me sad that I haven't been reading more middlegrade lately. I love middlegrades that you can even take life lessons from as an adult, and this was definitely one of those. Bea is such a relatable character, and I loved seeing her growth throughout the book. If y......more

Goodreads review by miracle on September 21, 2024

this is so so wonderful Listen, if you tempt me with a queer hockey book, I'm gonna read it. But this? THIS I relished in. It was marketed a A League of Their Own meets The Mighty Ducks and that SUCH a perfect comp. Part of me think Deibert is two seventh graders in a trench coat, because how was thi......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 25, 2024

This charming debut middle grade novel has everything young readers could ask for: friendships, school angst, first crush, sibling dynamics, and finding ways to take action. In this case, it's finding a way to save a hockey team the protagonist, Bea has come to love--even though she joined it grudgi......more

Goodreads review by Sapphic Bookshelf on February 11, 2025

I loveee sweet first crush stories and I love sports romances so I’m obsessed with this book! I adored Bea. And while I don’t personally relate, I understood her fears and insecurities. I know the anxiety of not wanting to let your team down and how much it sucks to lose big in a game. I also know h......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on February 27, 2025

This was a moving middle grade debut by a Canadian author that features an awkward, young queer girl who gets placed on an underdog hockey team finds a community and group of friends she wasn't expecting. Good on audio and perfect for fans of The Mighty Ducks movies or books like On thin ice or Crus......more


Quotes

"Confident prose renders distinctively drawn characters alongside exhilarating hockey action, shining a light on girls in sports, specifically ice hockey." —Publishers Weekly

"The continuing rapid growth of girls’ ice hockey expands the audience for Deibert’s enjoyable first novel." —Booklist