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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.
Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the...
Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the...
2) Bleachers
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Language
English
Description
Neely Crenshaw has bittersweet memories of playing football for the Messina Spartans. Without a doubt, his career as the Spartans? quarterback was the pinnacle of his glory days, but his contentious relationship with Coach Eddie Rake taints his memories of the experience. Eddie Rake is man who is impossible to fully love or fully hate; his ?boys? have memories of running miles in the stifling August heat and being yelled at mercilessly by their coach,...
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Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
High school junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Description
Aaron Hill has it all—athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sundays are spent playing NFL football in front of a televised audience of millions. But Aaron's about to receive an unexpected handoff, one that will give him a whole new view of his self-centered life.Derrick Anderson is a family man who volunteers his time with foster kids while sustaining a long career as a pro football player. But now he's looking...
5) Inexcusable
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Series
Inexcusable volume 1
Language
English
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High school senior and football player Keir sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friend whose date has left her stranded, things go terribly wrong.
Author
Series
Discworld volume 33
Language
English
Description
"Football, food, fashion and wizards collide in Pratchett's affectionate satire on the foibles of sports and sports fans. . . . The prose crackles with wit and charm, and the sendups of league football, academic posturing, Romeo and Juliet and cheesy sports dramas are razor sharp and hilarious but never cruel. At its heart, this is an intelligent, cheeky love letter to football, its fans and the unifying power of sports." —Publishers
...9) Bump and run
Author
Series
Jack Molloy novels volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
11) Red zone
Author
Series
Jack Molloy novels volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
12) Second impact
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Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Jerry Downing, star quarterback in a small football town, gets a second chance after his drunk driving had serious consequences, Carla Jensen, ace reporter for the school newspaper, invites him to join her in writing a blog, mainly about sports.
13) Wild cards
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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from two viewpoints, Derek Fitzpatrick, kicked out of boarding school, must move with his stepmother to her childhood home in Illinois, where he meets Ashtyn Parker, who may be able to achieve her dream of a football scholarship with bad boy Derek's help.
14) Crossing lines
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school senior Adonis struggles to do the right thing when his fellow football players escalate their bullying of a new classmate, Alan, who is transgendered.
15) Gym candy
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Publisher
Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.
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