Pop by Gordon Korman. 272 p. Balzar + Bray/ HarperCollins Publisher, August, 2009. 9780061742286. (Review of finished purchased copy.)
Teen Tuesday features Pop by Gordon Korman. Marcus moves to a new town in the middle of the summer. He's a quarterback who intends to try out for his school's team come fall so he practices solo in the park each day to stay sharp. One day, this older guy named Charlie asks to toss the football around with Marcus. Turns out the guy is not only good, but legendary. He's also the father of the current QB of the team, a kid with no interest in having Marcus on the team. Pranks, secrets, football and humor are served up in typical Korman style. This one has a side of sad, though.
Korman occasionally leaves his middle grade wheelhouse to write YA. Pop was published in 2009 as the cumulative effects of traumatic brain injury among football players was becoming recognized.
No comments:
Post a Comment