Gym Candy
Runningback 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.
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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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group15 and UP
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Grade Level9+
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Sports
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Theme 2Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeDrugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
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AuthorDeuker, Carl
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Lexile Level710
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AR Level4.6
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
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Publication Date9/01/2008
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Pages313
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Dimensions0.9 H x 8.2 L x 5.4 W
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