Launching in 2008 from Westside Books.

WAITING TO SCORE
by J. E. MacLeod
ISBN: 978-1-934813-01-0

Quirky 15-year-old Zack Chase is a smart, talented hockey player who knows how to score on the ice. Hockey's in his blood. Trouble is he's not so sure he wants to follow his late father's footsteps to become a professional hockey player. But, Zack's Mom is determined he'll make it to the pros, no matter what.

When Zack and his Mom move to a new town, incidents on ice and off force Zack to dig deep to find out who he really is--and what he really wants. Is it Jane, the hockey hating Goth girl he's wildly intrigued with? Or an easier, sure thing?

Soon, Zack faces sore losers, drinking problems, and his own screw-ups with girls. Zack discovers the hard way that sometimes secrets have tragic and far-reaching consequences. He ultimately learns that there are some things that can never be undone, no matter how much he may want it.  

Waiting to Score is so much more than a sports story. It is page-turning action and character-testing drama to the very end.   -Nora Raleigh Baskin, author of BASKETBALL (or Something Like it) and the upcoming THE TRUTH ABOUT MY BAT MITZVAH.

"If I could be a teenager again, I think I'd be Zack Chase—not only due to his athletic prowess—but because he perfectly encapsulates the rage, the quiet dignity, and the boiling creative juice of adolescence.  Above all, it's his deep, deep soul that makes him a winner.  J.E. MacLeod's Waiting to Score doesn't have to wait.  It scores." -  Daniel Ehrenhaft Award Winning Author of Tell it To Naomi and 10 Things to Do Before I Die

from Westside Books, 2008.