{"product_id":"pee-wees-confessions-of-a-hockey-parent-9781250829535","title":"Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author takes a rollicking, personal deep dive into the ultracompetitive world of youth hockey. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich Cohen, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMonsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football\u003c\/i\u003e, turns his attention to matters closer to home: his son's elite Pee Wee hockey team and himself, a former player and a devoted hockey parent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent\u003c\/i\u003e, Cohen takes us through a season of hard-fought competition in Fairfield County, Connecticut, an affluent suburb of New York City. Part memoir and part exploration of youth sports and the exploding popularity of American hockey, \u003ci\u003ePee Wees \u003c\/i\u003efollows the ups and downs of the Ridgefield Bears, the twelve-year-old boys and girls on the team, and the parents watching, cheering, plotting, praying, and cursing in the stands. It is a book about the love of the game, the love of parents for their children, and the triumphs and struggles of both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTough Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet and Low\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun \u0026amp; the Moon \u0026amp; the Rolling Stones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Cubs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Pirate of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Jerry Weintraub, the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWhen I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a cocreator of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eVinyl\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and a writer at large for \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Cohen has won the Great Lakes Book Award, the Chicago Public Library's 21st Century Award, and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. He lives in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483122340114,"sku":"9781250829535","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a500e298-8f69-4ec9-ade8-70c25e425a89.jpg?v=1730358008","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pee-wees-confessions-of-a-hockey-parent-9781250829535","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}