Two twelve-year-olds in a Minnesota rink town befriend Carl, whose haunting ice dance conceals wartime trauma, alcoholism, and a path toward healing.
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Two twelve-year-olds in a Minnesota rink town befriend Carl, whose haunting ice dance conceals wartime trauma, alcoholism, and a path toward healing.
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In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.
It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Wartime trauma and injury referenced in backstory; no graphic on-page violence
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Alcoholism is a major theme tied to Carl’s trauma and destructive behavior
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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War PTSD and emotional trauma; physical and emotional suffering themes
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