Pub Date: May 5, 2015
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013031133
Lexile Code: 0930
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to 17
Physical Info: 0.70" H x 8.10" L x 5.40" W ( 0.50 lbs) 288 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship | Sports and Recreation | Football | Prejudice Racism and Colorism | Historical | General
Description: Growing up in Louisiana in the late 1960s, where segregation and prejudice still thrive, two high school football players, one white, one black, become friends, but some changes are too difficult to accept.
Brief description: John Ed Bradley is the author of several highly praised novels and a memoir, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium. A former reporter for The Washington Post, he has also written for Esquire, Sports Illustrated, GQ, and Play. He lives with his wife and daughter in Mandeville, Louisiana.
Review Quotes: "This engaging story shines a spotlight on the complexities and tension of racial integration...the author's history as a football player really shines...readers will connect with Rodney as he struggles to resolve his feelings."-- "Booklist"