Marcus is a HS football player who moves to a new own during the summer. One of his first friends is a former NFL linebacker named Charlie, who teaches him not to fear being tackled. He realizes that something is not quite right with Charlie and that his family is trying to keep it a secret. However, he puts his own future on the line so that his Charlie can have one more memorable experience. I am personally not a huge football fan and was worried that I would find it boring. However, I was pleasantly surprised to see that even though most of the scenes were set against football backdrops and lingo, it was a very touching story. Korman did such a good job of intertwining a heartfelt story and the game of football. Sometimes you wanted to laugh and other times you felt sorry for the characters. It was a very fast paced story and since it was written in the first person, Marcus is a very believable character. This would be a good book to suggest to reluctant or struggling teenage boys who don’t like to read.
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