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Chris Crutcher
Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world.How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on—not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents, not his coach, no one. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act. And then there's Dallas Suzuki. Amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki, who may or may not give Ben the time of day. Really, she's first on the list.Living with a secret isn't easy, though, and Ben's resolve begins to crumble . . . especially when he realizes that he isn't the only person in Trout with secrets.
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Author
Chris Crutcher
Pages
336
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-04-21
ISBN
0061908312 9780061908316
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"If it weren't for the language and the slow time I had with the beginning (because of the football) this would be five stars. The story was fan.tas.tic. Super good, as I'd hoped with the promising summary. Every piece of the story fits so perfectly and the charcter's lives are intertwined just as you'd expect them to be. Even though it was kinda hard to follow, all the Malcom X stuff was pretty interesting (and his arguments are fantastic and filled with big words which is a bonus accounted for). I love how everything turned out and I love Cody. And I now kind of ship him and Dallas. Okay? Okay. (That was just me setting the ship sail, not making a reference to another cancer book :p)"
Annee N. Grayson