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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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Main Author: Deuker, Carl
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Graphia, [2008], c2007.
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Football > Young adult fiction.
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High schools > Young adult fiction.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2007.
Physical Description:313 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:0547076312
9780547076317
Author Notes:Carl Deuker is a celebrated author of top-flight sports writing matched to uncommonly perceptive coming-of-age stories" (Kirkus Reviews). He describes his younger self as a classic second-stringer: "I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf." He was a teacher for many years in the Seattle area, where he now lives with his wife.

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