Guys Read: Find Your Fire: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
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Offensive lineman Jake and his best friend, Bobby, were planning on playing for the Immaculate Heart football team together—until an unexpected turn of events finds them competing for one scholarship. Jake never expected his family to face sudden financial trouble, yet losing their fortune leaves him desperate to win the lone free ride.
Moving from guard to left tackle puts him directly in Bobby’s path, turning daily practice into a fierce test of will. To prove he belongs at the next level, the massive lineman has to dig deep and discover his own competitive fire.
This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
- Gridiron Action: Realistic scrimmage drills highlight the physical clash in the trenches, from violent trap blocks to desperate goal-line pileups.
- Unlikely Hero: Despite standing six feet one and weighing 244 pounds, eighth-grader Jake must overcome his gentle nature when Coach Heath demands total aggression.
- School Drama: A tight bond forged on the field faces immense pressure, contrasting Bobby’s urgent need to escape poverty with Jake’s suddenly threatened security.
- Also by This Author: Football Genius, Touchdown Kid and Unstoppable.
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About the author
Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, "Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read.”Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.
