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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100375867546
ISBN-139780375867545
eBay Product ID (ePID)160025980
Product Key Features
Book TitleMuckers
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSports & Recreation / Football, Family / Parents, School & Education, People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Historical / United States / 20th Century, Social Themes / Death & Dying, School & Education / General, General, People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publication Year2013
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorSandra Neil Wallace
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsTHE BULLETIN, November 2013: "Wallace makes [her characters] live and breathe through careful attention to the quotidian details of local geography and universal motivators--guilt, friendship, spite, encouragement, anger, and talent." , THE BULLETIN, November 2013: "Wallace makes [her characters] live and breathe through careful attention to the quotidian details of local geography and universal motivators--guilt, friendship, spite, encouragement, anger, and talent." Starred Review, School Library Journal, December 2013: "... fans of H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights (Addison-Wesley, 1990) and other football histories will appreciate this inspiring tale.", THE BULLETIN, November 2013: "Wallace makes [her characters] live and breathe through careful attention to the quotidian details of local geography and universal motivators--guilt, friendship, spite, encouragement, anger, and talent." Starred Review, School Library Journal, December 2013: "... fans of H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights (Addison-Wesley, 1990) and other football histories will appreciate this inspiring tale."
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisFormer ESPN sportscaster Sandra Neil Wallace makes her young adult debut with a historical fiction novel that School Library Journal recommends to fans of Friday Night Lights in a starred review. Felix "Red" O'Sullivan's world is crumbling around him: the mine that employs most of town is on the brink of closing, threatening to shutter the entire town and his high school with it. But Red's got his own burdens to bear: his older brother, Bobby, died in the war, and he's been struggling to follow in his footsteps ever since. That means assuming Bobby's old position as quarterback and leading the last-ever Muckers team to the championship. But the only way for the hardscrabble Muckers to win State is to go undefeated and tackle their biggest rival, Phoenix United, which would be something of a miracle. Luckily, miracles can happen all the time on the field., Former ESPN sportscaster Sandra Neil Wallace (wife to Knopf author Rich Wallace) makes her young adult novel debut with a historical fiction story that is equal parts Hoosiers and October Sky. Felix O'Sullivan's world is crumbling around him- the mine that employs most of town is on the brink of closing, threatening to shutter the entire town. And Felix, or Red, after his fire-colored hair, will be one of 24 students in the final graduating class of his local high school. But Red's got his own burdens to bear- his older brother, Bobby, died in the war, and he's been struggling to follow in his footsteps ever since. That means assuming Bobby's old position as quarterback, and leading the last-ever Muckers team to the championship. Maybe then his angry, broken-hearted father will acknowledge him, and they'll be able to put Bobby's death behind them. But the only way for the hardscrabble Muckers team to win State is to go undefeated, and tackle their biggest rival, Phoenix United, which would be something of a miracle. Luckily, miracles can happen all the time on the field. Fans of Friday Night Lights and Tim Tharp's Knights of the Hill Country will take to this enthralling story of a town rallying together to turn a tragedy into a triumph.
