Confession - I am not really into sports fiction. But, some of my students and MSBA readers are so I decided to give this a go.
The book is about Clay, his football team the Stars, and his coach who used to play for the Dallas Cowboys. The book focuses a lot (a lot) on concussions. Clay gets hit early on in the book and although he doesn't get a concussion it freaks him out. Then his best friends David, the QB, gets a concussion. In addition, he is in a game where 2 players hit each other really hard - neither one has a concussion, but it's all around him. Then, to top it off, his coach, who isn't really that old, starts having a hard time remembering things. Is it due to concussions he may have had while playing?
The book does have some funny moments and it is really nice how Clay and a friend Maddie help Coach get through the season and to a reunion of his last Dallas Cowboy team.
I did find it a bit heavy handed with the concussions. I do understand that this is a topic that has been overlooked for far too long and is serious but it played a really big part in the book.
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