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Gr 7-10 Deuker tackles high school steroid use with his usual spot-on characterizations, exciting game-play descriptions, and an entirely credible depiction of one athlete's decision to use illegal substances to become bigger, faster, and stronger. Mick's earliest memories are of playing football with his dad, once a high school/college star running back and third-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers, but now a radio sidekick in Seattle. Learning the truth about his father's careerthat he was a football bad boy who squandered his talentmo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mick Johnson lives, breathes, eats, sleeps (insert any similar verb here) football. But Deuker's protagonist isn't a stereotypically dimwitted jock. He's a complex character who evolves, as Deuker reveals detail by painful detail, from a four-year-old kid who loves playing football with his father to a teenage steroid junkie who won't be second best. Deuker makes ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Teenage football player Mick Johnson is a steroid junkie who won't be second best. When a teammate discovers Mick's stash of "gym ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More