Name: Game Change
ISBN: 9781328595867

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy Young Adult Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Football
Good for readers interested in young
Good for fans of Sports

What You Get

Themes: Boys, Young, Self.
Reading lane: Sports & Recreation.
Publisher: HarperCollins.

About This Book

"Subtle, nuanced, and full of heart" ( Kirkus Reviews) , this powerful story about football and a boy on the brink of adulthood is perfect for fans of Carl Deuker and Mike Lupica. Seventeen-year-old Zeb Holloway is happy to work in his uncle’s auto repair shop and cruise through school without much effort. He’s a quarterback on his high school’s undefeated football team, but he never plays. That is, until the star player is injured a week before the state championships. As Z...

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"Subtle, nuanced, and full of heart" ( Kirkus Reviews) , this powerful story about football and a boy on the brink of adulthood is perfect for fans of Carl Deuker and Mike Lupica. Seventeen-year-old Zeb Holloway is happy to work in his uncle’s auto repair shop and cruise through school without much effort. He’s a quarterback on his high school’s undefeated football team, but he never plays. That is, until the star player is injured a week before the state championships. As Zeb assumes the role of QB and team leader, the entire town is watching him. And when a college recruiter says Zeb could have a future beyond his small New Hampshire town, he realizes there’s a bigger life out there for him. Can one game really change everything? Fate and football collide in this moving sports novel.