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Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

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Gym Candy

Carl Deuker

HarperCollins · Paperback · September 22, 2008

Reading lane: Football

From award-winning novelist Carl Deuker comes a gritty, heart-wrenching story about high school football, self-acceptance, and the pressures that come with being the best at any cost. “Look, Mick,” he said, “you’re going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me.

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Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy FootballGood for fans of SportsGood for readers who enjoy Football and Skateboarding.

Book Details

Authors
Carl Deuker
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 22, 2008
Format
Paperback
Theme
Football · Skateboarding
Reading lane
Football

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  • Coming of Age

  • YA Family Stories

  • Depression for Teens

  • Addiction & Substance Use for Teens

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  • Friendship for Teens

  • Mental Illness for Teens

  • Peer Pressure for Teens

  • Teen Pregnancy

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From award-winning novelist Carl Deuker comes a gritty, heart-wrenching story about high school football, self-acceptance, and the pressures that come with being the best at any cost. “Look, Mick,” he said, “you’re going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Those supplements you’re taking? They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. If you’re after serious results, there’s other stuff that produces better results much faster...

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From award-winning novelist Carl Deuker comes a gritty, heart-wrenching story about high school football, self-acceptance, and the pressures that come with being the best at any cost. “Look, Mick,” he said, “you’re going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Those supplements you’re taking? They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. If you’re after serious results, there’s other stuff that produces better results much faster, stuff that a lot of guys in the gym use.” “What other stuff?” “You know what I’m talking about—gym candy.” Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking into the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster? This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring—and often unforgiving—stadium lights.

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