Lauren is the new girl in a small town. Living with her aunt and uncle while taking a time-out from her mom, she is not sure where she can call home and does not know when she will get to see her brother again. Colby is a football star under pressure to perform for his dad and his team. The only problem is that he does not know how to tell people that his future dreams do not include football. Told in both verse and prose, these two meet while Lauren is feeding her addiction to Bugles, To Colby, it is refreshing to meet someone who does not want to talk to him about football, and for Lauren, it s nice to meet someone who truly wants to know her. With their futures uncertain, how can they fall in love? This sweet romance from Lisa Schroeder is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen. I liked the story of a football player who dreamed of other things for his future. My heart ached for Lauren's pain over her mother's betrayals. I cheered as they fought to make their future better. This is a light romance with a lot of heart.
The Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Schroeder
Lauren is the new girl in a small town. Living with her aunt and uncle while taking a time-out from her mom, she is not sure where she can call home and does not know when she will get to see her brother again. Colby is a football star under pressure to perform for his dad and his team. The only problem is that he does not know how to tell people that his future dreams do not include football. Told in both verse and prose, these two meet while Lauren is feeding her addiction to Bugles, To Colby, it is refreshing to meet someone who does not want to talk to him about football, and for Lauren, it s nice to meet someone who truly wants to know her. With their futures uncertain, how can they fall in love? This sweet romance from Lisa Schroeder is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen. I liked the story of a football player who dreamed of other things for his future. My heart ached for Lauren's pain over her mother's betrayals. I cheered as they fought to make their future better. This is a light romance with a lot of heart.
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If You're Reading This by Trent Reedy A few week's before Mike's 16th birthday, a letter arrives that says, "If you are reading this, then I'm very sorry, but I was killed in the war in Afghanistan." Eight years after his father's death, Mike is receiving letters of advice that his dad wrote to him while he was in Afghanistan. In each letter, his dad encourages him to complete a mission: take a chance on a girl, go out for an activity, go to a party, read a book. As Mike strives to complete his dad's missions, his life is transformed. However, he still has to find out who is sending the letters, how his dad really died, and how to fix his broken family. This book is now on my list of best books of 2014. Written with heart, readers will cheer for Mike as he gets to live out his childhood dream of playing high school football and starts dating a girl he really likes. The letters from his dad are inspirational, and I may have shed a tear of the changes the bring to Mike's life. Moreover, I loved that the book is set in my home state of Iowa, even if Mike is a Hawkeyes fan. A combination of military and sports story, this story ranks up with Hoosiers, The Blind Side, and Remember the Titans. I highly recommend reading it! Call Me by My Name by John E. Bradley This is the legend of Tater Henry, as told by his best friend and teammate Rodney Boulett. Tater Henry has grown up dreaming of becoming a quarterback who eventually plays in the NFL. The only problem is that he was born in Louisiana in the 1960's where segregation decided winners and losers based on a person's color. Because of integration, Tater finally gets a chance to fight for his dream. He and Rodney become an unstoppable team off and on the field, pushing their community, coaches and school to be more accepting. However, when Tater and Rodney's twin sister Angie show an interest in each other, Rodney finds himself overwhelmed by the hatred still lurking within him from his year's listening to his father and the world tell him that whites and blacks dating is wrong. What will win out - love or hate? This is a powerful tale of football, friendship, and fear. Rodney and Tater's unlikely friendship harkens to the best scenes in Remember the Titans. As the coaches, students and town slowly outgrow their segregation shell and become bigger and better, Bradley also allows for the more undermining hatreds that even friendship cannot erase. Filled with legendary football games and heart, this novel is best football book I have read since Leverage. I highly recommend it! Muckers by Sandra Neil Wallace The Muckers might be the smallest football team in Arizona, but that does not mean that don't have big dreams. With their school set to close at the end of the year and the mines that employ the town on the brink of closing, this hard-fighting team dreams of winning the state championship. In order to make this a reality, they will have to have an undefeated season. One loss and the hopes of the town and their dreams of glory die. The Muckers are led by quarterback Red O'Shea, who struggles to believe he is as talented and good as his brother Bobby who died in the war with Germany. Reminiscent of Hoosiers, this story of how hard work, belief in yourself, and a football can inspire us to greatness will inspire you. It was fascinating reading about how football was played in the 1950's and heartbreaking watching the proud small town citizens struggle as their hometown becomes a ghost town. Based on a true story, this is a classic football story that will leaving you dreaming of glory on the gridiron. |
AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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