Stuff
Product Details
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, August 2009
Hardcover, 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1416947450
ISBN-13: 9781416947455
Grades: 7 and up
Awards and Nominations
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Kirkus Best Young Adult Book
Description
A natural-born athlete, Jomo Rogers has talent that is easy to spot on the football field, and reporters and college recruiters are taking notice. But the buzz is focused on his potential, on his promise, while Jomo is ready to become the "next big thing" now. And since natural talent can only take a player so far, Jomo supplements his abilities with tougher workouts, more weights, longer runs…and steroids.
An edgy and eloquent debut novel, Shooting Star brings sports headlines to life and shows how a young man's drive can result in his downfall.
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