"Darren Taylor is an all-state defensive end on one of the top teams in Houston. Only football promises to take him away from his gang-filled neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. But during a preseason scrimmage, Darren tears up his right shoulder, taking him out for the season. The sudden uncertainty sends Darren into a spiral, leading to an addiction to pain pills that threatens to end his football career--and, maybe, his life"--Provided by publisher.
year: 2017
call number/section: 1000
subjects: school stories, high schools, fiction, football, united states, football players, houston (tex.), fiction, football stories, juvenile fiction, high school athletes, drug abuse, inner cities, life change events, stress (psychology), electronic books, electronic books
Editions
Moussavi, Sam
All-state defensive end, Darren Taylor, has overcome the odds in this gang-riddled neighborhood in Houston, securing a variety of scholarship opportunities. But when a season-ending shoulder injury leaves him on the sidelines, Darren finds himself dependant on pain pills and making decisions that could end his football career, and maybe his life, forever.
Schools: 10
Moussavi, Sam
EPIC Press (2017)
"Darren Taylor is an all-state defensive end on one of the top teams in Houston. Only football promises to take him away from his gang-filled neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. But during a preseason scrimmage, Darren tears up his right shoulder, taking him out for the season. The sudden uncertainty sends Darren into a spiral, leading to an addiction to pain pills that threatens to end his football career--and, maybe, his life"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 0