Born in 1977, Mélanie Doré lives in Rivière-du-Loup, where she markets an organizati on that oversees the conservati on and development of the islands of the Saint Lawrence. In 2011, she decided to become a host family for the Collège Notre-Dame Albatros midget AAA team by taking in its fi rst resident. In all, some fi ft een young people from Gaspésie, the Lower Saint Lawrence and Quebec City region found refuge in her home during the school year. The best known of them, Pierre-Luc Dubois, has been playing in the National Hockey League since 2017. Hockey et toasts au ketchup! is her fi rst novel.