Crackback

by John Coy

Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

F Coy

Call number

F Coy

Barcode

531

Genres

Publication

Scholastic Press (2005), Edition: 1st, 208 pages

Description

Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jazzlit
Miles is faced with a series of choices during his sophomore year in high school. A good football player, his favorite coach resigns, and suddenly Miles' focus on football isn't as certain any more. The new coach is authoritarian, steroids are suddenly available in the locker room, and winning
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becomes the most important part of the game. Miles' father, equally passionate about the game, can't understand the changes in Miles, who begins to see that there are other parts of life beyond the field. A believable, football-play-descriptive book with a perfect cover to interest readers.
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LibraryThing member MrFClass
I would recommened this book because something is always taking place. In this book Miles` best friend offers him steriods for the seasons football games. Will Miles take them? Miles is having a great season until a new coach takes the job. Miles and his coach disagree all the time and don`t like
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each other. Because of this all-state corner Miles` college hopes will not be as possible.
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LibraryThing member eboutin
The main character is Miles had a football coach that was never happy at him even when he played the first football game of the year when the opposite team threw the football and Miles intercepted the football and ran to the touchdown section and made his team win the game. He was a little happy
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but for some reason he didn't like him.
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LibraryThing member champak258
This is a good book. Don't read if you don't know football.
LibraryThing member zmalensek
A boy named miles has a hard father and is always looking for something to take his anger out on. So he plays football. Then his football coach gets sick and is out for the season so they get a substitute coach and he is really strict! Will miles be able make it through the season with out his old
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coach?
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LibraryThing member ALindelof
A boy in a world of football, trying to earn a living by playing football. He's dad is so mean that he does not care how he treats his son! This book is good for people who like football and action.
LibraryThing member edspicer
I liked how the main character chooses the right path instead of following his friend and doing steroids. Q4P4 AHS/Austin K
LibraryThing member mjspear
Miles loves football and is good at it... and everyone tries to tell him to get bigger, get stronger, and play better but who does he listen to? His coach... his father ... or himself?

An interesting look at the conflicting loyalties within high school athletics.

Rating

½ (45 ratings; 3.9)

Pages

208
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