
Book
All for the Game
Heather Buchta
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · July 1, 2025
Reading lane: Football
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Friday Night Lights meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder in this juicy, mind-twisting thriller about football, romance, and the cost of playing the game.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Tight Plays
A suspense-first mix of sports energy, mystery, and tidy classroom appeal.
Come here for
- cross-sport grit with a thriller edge
- classroom-friendly tension and performance potential
Expect
- psychological pressure
- fast, tense pacing
Book Details
- Authors
- Heather Buchta
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Football · Soccer
- Reading lane
- Football
Affinity
- 86%
- 83%
- 81%
Publisher Categories
Multicultural & Interracial YA Romance
Football
YA Crime Thrillers
About This Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Friday Night Lights meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder in this juicy, mind-twisting thriller about football, romance, and the cost of playing the game. In Texas, football is life. For Finn Geringer, it’s a ticket to a better future. Transferring to East Pages High, Finn hopes to secure a college scholarship and a chance to provide for his grandmother. In this town where football reigns supreme, East Pages seems perfect. Until it’s not. Finn’s...
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