Check, Please! #1

Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey bursts onto the ice with a cover that captures the pure, chaotic joy of collegiate hockey — a cheerful, pie-wielding player in a Samwell University uniform leaps front and center, surrounded by a diverse ensemble of grinning teammates in their red-and-white gear. It's the kind of image that immediately sells the book's warm, comedic heart: equal parts sports action and wholesome fun. Rainbow Rowell called it "charming, addictive, and genuinely romantic," and one glance at this 2018 First Second release makes it easy to see why.