The Boy and The Pond
by Tom Peart

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Fifteen-year-old Max has an unhappy home life. No matter how hard he tries he can't seem to help his troubled mother. He feels like a failure as a son, that he can't do anything right. It is only on Noonan's Pond, skating across the cold, hard ice, under the moon and the stars, that he is able to find some measure of peace and serenity. One especially difficult night he meets another boy at the Pond, who says his name is Baby, and he seems to know everything about Max and his mother. Baby helps Max make it through the pain and confusion with his mother and proves to be always there when Max truly needs him. It takes Max a lifetime to learn who Baby really is, but by then, with Baby's help, he understands the importance of friendship, love and forgiveness and that ultimately you can't fix others. You can only fix yourself.

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Tom Peart is a native of Alexandria, Minnesota. A hockey player, then teacher and Hall of Fame coach, Tom is a beloved Minnesota hockey icon. In writing The Boy and the Pond, Tom drew from his own childhood growing up in Alexandria. And yes, Noonan's Pond is a real place, where the ice is cold and hard and boys and girls still skate under the moon and stars. Tom is also the author of A Vagabond Life: Stories From A Minnesota Hockey Coach. Tom currently lives in Little Canada, Minnesota. To learn more about him and his writing check out his Facebook page under Tom Peart or on Instagram at thpeart

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Author

Tom Peart

Editor

Chris Middlebrook

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