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Gym Candy

By: Carl Deuker
Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
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Summary

Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking in to the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster?

This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring - and often unforgiving - stadium lights.
©2008 Carl Deuker (P)2013 AudioGO
Difficult Situations Sports Fiction Young Adult Fiction Dream Inspiring
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“A solid sports tale with a valuable message.” (

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“Deuker skillfully complements a sobering message with plenty of exciting on-field action.... [A] solid addition to the sports fiction shelf.” ( Booklist)

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Took the punt and it paid off

Being a Brit and knowing nothing about American football, I took a punt on this book.
So glad I did, as I really enjoyed it; it was narrated brilliantly, which made everything so believable

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Amazing

So good really enjoyed it so happy I picked this one it a hidden gem it the sport section

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