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A review by peyton_
The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink by Kerry MacGregor, Roy MacGregor
5.0
The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink by Roy and Kerry MacGregor is a cute story about a group of friends who play on The Ice Chips hockey team together. Before a new season of hockey is about to begin the Ice Chips learn that their rink is going to be closed because the cooling machines are broken. This means that they will have to play at the plastic fake-ice rink with the Riverton Stars, a team full of bullies.
Rather than being a story about rival teams, The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink explores the topics of friendship, doing the right thing, and the importance of doing what you love. Throughout the adventure with the time-travel mini-ice resurfacing machine, also known as Scratch, friends Lucas, Edge, Swift, and Crunch learn valuable lessons. They are good friends who treat others with respect and do not let bullies ruin their experiences. The MacGregors did an amazing job of writing a hockey story that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Not only does The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink embrace Canada’s national winter sport, but it also showcases how wonderful Canada is. From the game of shinny on a frozen slough in southern Saskatchewan, to the image of a Bennet Buggy, there are descriptions of Canada that create a proud feeling throughout the story.
The characters in The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink are great kids. They display a diverse group of people: male, female, Sikh, bully, poor, and intellectually gifted. The wide-range of characters is welcome and something that is more prominent in modern literature. It allows for everyone to find someone they can relate to, as well as providing a stronger story and different perspectives.
Rather than being a story about rival teams, The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink explores the topics of friendship, doing the right thing, and the importance of doing what you love. Throughout the adventure with the time-travel mini-ice resurfacing machine, also known as Scratch, friends Lucas, Edge, Swift, and Crunch learn valuable lessons. They are good friends who treat others with respect and do not let bullies ruin their experiences. The MacGregors did an amazing job of writing a hockey story that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Not only does The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink embrace Canada’s national winter sport, but it also showcases how wonderful Canada is. From the game of shinny on a frozen slough in southern Saskatchewan, to the image of a Bennet Buggy, there are descriptions of Canada that create a proud feeling throughout the story.
The characters in The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink are great kids. They display a diverse group of people: male, female, Sikh, bully, poor, and intellectually gifted. The wide-range of characters is welcome and something that is more prominent in modern literature. It allows for everyone to find someone they can relate to, as well as providing a stronger story and different perspectives.