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Synopsis
Former ESPN sportscaster Sandra Neil Wallace makes her young adult debut with a historical fiction novel that School Library Journal recommends to fans of Friday Night Lights in a starred review.
Felix “Red” O’Sullivan’s world is crumbling around him: the mine that employs most of town is on the brink of closing, threatening to shutter the entire town and his high school with it. But Red’s got his own burdens to bear: his older brother, Bobby, died in the war, and he’s been struggling to follow in his footsteps ever since. That means assuming Bobby’s old position as quarterback and leading the last-ever Muckers team to the championship.
But the only way for the hardscrabble Muckers to win State is to go undefeated and tackle their biggest rival, Phoenix United, which would be something of a miracle. Luckily, miracles can happen all the time on the field.
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About the Author
SANDRA NEIL WALLACE was a news journalist and ESPN sports announcer for more than 15 years before leaving television to write novels. She lives with her husband, author Rich Wallace, and their shelter dog, Lucy, in New Hampshire. Her first novel, Little Joe, was released by Knopf in 2010.
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Red O’Sullivan is a scrawny quarterback for the Hatley Muckers, and he’s got quite a legacy. His brother, killed in WWII, was the last quarterback to take the hardscrabble high-school football team to victory, and now that the copper mine (the sole industry keeping Hatley afloat) is about to shut down, Muckers football is the only thing the small Arizona town has to look forward to. As residents continue to leave Hatley and their team members dwindle, the Muckers make the most of their meager resources—pushing a school bus instead of tackling dummies and running drills at the bottom of the mining pit—and rally to take on teams both bigger in number and in size. Based on a true story, Wallace’s novel follows the tough-as-nails, desegregated Muckers as they dig their heels into the slag and face impossible odds, all while the threat of racial tensions, anti-Communist sentiments, and the Korean War simmer in the background. Wallace, a former ESPN correspondent, captures a vivid sense of atmosphere and well-wrought characters, all while showcasing balls-to-the-wall football action. Grades 9-12. --Sarah Hunter
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- PublisherKnopf Books for Young Readers
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0375967540
- ISBN 13 9780375967542
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages288
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