FICTION

We Ride upon Sticks

by Quan Barry

Pantheon. Mar. 2020. 384p. Tr $26.95. ISBN 9781524748098.

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The Danvers High School Girls Field Hockey team’s losing streak turns around after they make a dark pledge of amateur witchcraft. Using the pronoun “we,” Barry tells this story from the perspective of all of the girls, making the reader feel like one of the team.

VERDICT Set in the 1980s, Barry’s unique historical novel is full of wit, uplifting friendships, and riveting field hockey games.

Reviewed by Elliot Riley, Deerfield Academy, MA , Jul 17, 2020

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