Library's review
A series of escalating pranks and a violent attack at Oregrove High create a tragic and dangerous environ - ment. But these events also bring together two very different ath - letes in a redemptive and stirring ending.
Genres
Publication
Dutton Books for Young Readers (2011), 432 pages
Description
High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the gymnasts, by members of the football team, until an emotionally and physically scarred new student joins the football team and forms an unlikely friendship with Danny.
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2014)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2012)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2013)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2014)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2012)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0525423060 / 9780525423065
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |