Leverage
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · September 27, 2012
A timely book about bullies, their victims, and a high school football team where winning is the only thing that matters This intense sports novel will strike a chord with those who followed the tragic football stories that broke in 2011.
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- Who it’s for
- A lean, tense read that turns sports pressure and adolescent cruelty into something hard to shake.
- Genres
- Football, Bullying for Teens, Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, September 27, 2012
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A timely book about bullies, their victims, and a high school football team where winning is the only thing that matters This intense sports novel will strike a chord with those who followed the tragic football stories that broke in 2011. In this heart-pounding debut, Joshua C. Cohen conveys the pressures and politics of being a high school athlete in a way that is both insightful and compelling.
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At Oregrove High, there's an extraordinary price for victory, paid both on and off the football field, and it claims its victims without mercy. When the unthinkable happens, an unlikely friendship is at the heart of an increasingly violent, steroid-infused power struggle. This is a book that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.
Pressure Cooker
A lean, tense read that turns sports pressure and adolescent cruelty into something hard to shake.
Come here for
- football pressure-cooker energy
- teen social cruelty, up close
Expect
- a sustained, immersive narrative
- realistic teen-world dynamics
Where it sits
| Football | 84% |
|---|---|
| Bullying for Teens | 83% |
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bullying for Teens
- Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
- Football
- Authors
- Joshua C. Cohen
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 27, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Bullying for Teens