Twelve-year-old Bea thought the hardest part of girls’ hockey was falling down. Turns out that’s nothing compared to falling for her teammate. When a lack of funding threatens the team’s future, she’ll have to face her insecurities to keep her friends—and her crush—on the ice. For fans of SIDETRACKED by Diana Harmon Asher and ALMOST FLYING by Jake Maia Arlow.

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot is a middle grade contemporary novel that was mentored by Rebecca Petruck in the Pitch Wars Class of 2021/2022. The manuscript was also selected as a runner-up in the #RevPit Writing Contest and long-listed in the CANSCAIP Writing for Children Competition.