The Walk on (Triple Threat #1)

by John Feinstein (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Triple Threat
Bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein kicks off a new series for middle grade featuring Alex Myers, a student athlete who tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town. Alex Myers is a quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, it's clear that that position is very much filled by the coach's son, Matt. Alex has the better arm, but Matt has more experience--and the coach's loyalty. Alex finally gets a chance to show what he can do when Matt is injured, and he helps win a key game to keep the Lions' bid for the state championship alive. But just when his star is rising, Alex gets blindsided--the state has started drug testing, and Alex's test comes back positive for steroids. Alex knows that's not right. But he doesn't know if it's a mistake--or if someone wants to make sure he can't play. 
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Review quotes

Kirkus review, August 2014:
A cliffhanger of a football novel bristling with social, personal, familial and ethical issues to complement the gridiron action.... All the goods for the sports enthusiast—and more.

Publishers Weekly review, August 2014:

[With] lots of play-by-play action, sensational plot developments, and an attractive, whip-smart, sports-crazy romantic interest . . . Feinstein skillfully captures the mania that surrounds high school football.

VOYA review, October 2014:
The action is lively and well paced, with increasing tension as the team advances to single-elimination play-off games.

John Feinstein
JOHN FEINSTEIN is the author of many bestselling books, including A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. His books for young readers offer a winning combination of sports, action, and intrigue, with Last Shot receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best young adult mystery of the year. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, and Shelter Island, New York, with his family.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385753494
Lexile Measure
780
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
September 08, 2015
Series
Triple Threat
BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV013020 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
JUV032030 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Football
Library of Congress categories
Schools
High schools
Young adult fiction
Moving, Household
Football stories
Football
Divorce
Coaches

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