Michael Howard

After finding success with the first three children's books, the author Howard Shapiro seems to have nowhere to go but up. Having accomplished his purpose of writing characters that adults and children would be able to bring to his stories and the achievement of self-publishing victory with hockey Days (Xlibris, $ 12.99), Shapiro continues to pursue his passion for writing and sport of hockey in his new book.

Hockey Player for Life, which was released in October, has received positive reactions not only critical but also people who read hockey player for life. Shapiro reports: "The feedback I received from people in the autograph session, the hockey blogging community and many professional hockey teams that I had the privilege of working with has been phenomenal and I could not be more sensitive and grateful for their time and support. "

Critique hockey player for life hockey News, New York Sportscene Magazine and Pittsburgh are nothing less support, with critics calling it "a beautiful ode to love the game," an "instant classic, and a "Must-reading for all soon to become stars of the game."

Shapiro has also successfully achieved the Amazon.com sales charts of children's books (Fiction People & Places) Teens and books (fiction and School Sport), hockey player for life top 50 ranking. The book was also nominated in the category of average quality Cybil Award for Fiction, which is chosen by a panel of talented children and young adult book bloggers.

All these indicate not only the quality of the latest work of fiction Shapiro sports, but also his success as a writer and freelance writer.