Author: Eric Zweig
Publisher: James Lorimer Company Ltd
It was published in Toronto
I found the book in the CHS library
Page number: 112
Story review: This story is about a group of young boys named Frank, Konnie, Wally, Bobby, Slim, Huck, Chris and Mike. They were also Icelandic and yet moved to Winnipeg the boys childhood did not go well. They were called Goolies so the whole Icelandic neighborhood was Goolies. But the people the people of Winnipeg did not know that soon enough the boys would
become Canadian hockey stars and represent Canada in the Olympics. It all started when Frank’s dad built a hockey rink in his back yard soon almost all of the Icelandic people in Winnipeg were there. Soon enough the Winnipeg falcons started up most of the boys were young but they had some older brothers in the team. About half way into the story the falcons facing other teams for the Allan cup soon enough the team made it to the Olympics and won or you have to read to find out.
Christian Perspective
As a Christian I think that this book is very good it shows Christ like behavior. Also I loved the book because no one in the book had bad behavior even when they were in war they still show
good characters. Some of the characters that they did in this book might help me in my life to become a better Christian.
My thoughts
I recommend this book to people who don’t read a lot. And also people who love hockey this book is easy to read and has a very good story line. I love how Frank the captain of the Falcons team always persevere and push’s trough all the hard times.
Sounds like an inspiring underdog story of immigrants that make a name for themselves, and the city of Winnipeg, through the game of hockey. Did you know that once the decision was made to move the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg this past summer, that the owners considered naming the team the Falcons after the team in this story?
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