Check, Please!

Ngozi Ukazu

Sep 2018 · Check, Please! Vol 1 · Sold by First Second

About this ebook

"Heartstopper" meets "Heated Rivalry" in the first volume of Ngozi Ukazu's New York Times–bestselling graphic novel series!


Eric Bittle has been a junior figure skating champion, a vlogging sensation, and a talented amateur pâtissier—but nothing could have prepared him for freshman year on the Samwell University hockey team. College hockey is a whole new game, with hard checks, intense practices, and one very attractive—but moody—team captain: Jack.

Check, Please!: #Hockey collects the first half of Ngozi Ukazu's beloved webcomic series, a hilarious, heartwarming coming-of-age story about hockey, friendship, and taking a chance on love. This edition features updated artwork and a curated selection of Bitty’s most memorable tweets.

Perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Heated Rivalry, this is a story about sports, broships, and finding love in the most unexpected places.


New York Public Library – Best Books for Teens
The Boston Globe – Best YA of the Year
Ignatz Award – Outstanding Comic
William C. Morris Award – Finalist

Ratings and reviews

It melted my heart with the love story & it was to good that I kept reading it over and over again same thing for book 2! I would love for a book 3 to come out & if it does I'm buying it!

Never thought I'd find a book that melts my heart about hockey. It is so much more and I love it.

Great college story.

About the author

Ngozi Ukazu is the creator of Check, Please!, a massively popular online graphic novel. She graduated from Yale University in 2013 and received a master's in sequential art in 2015 from the Savannah College of Art and Design. While she used her intensive knowledge of ice hockey to launch Check, Please! in 2013, Ngozi has a deep interest in sports that ranges from half-marathon training to basketball documentaries. Ngozi also cites '90s sitcoms as a major influence in the quirky, found-family feel of Check, Please!