Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White

Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White - Paperback

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Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White - Paperback

Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White - Paperback

by John Feinstein
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Book Overview

In Backfield Boys, renowned sports journalist and New York Times-bestselling author John Feinstein tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.

Freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson are a perfect pair: Jason is a blazing-fast wide-receiver, while his best friend Tom has all the skills a standout quarterback needs. After summer football camp at an elite sports-focused boarding school, the boys are thrilled to be invited back with full-ride scholarships.

But on day one of practice, they're shocked when the team's coaching staff makes Tom, a black kid, a receiver and Jason, a white kid, a quarterback. Confronted with mounting evidence of deep-seated racial bias, the boys speak out, risking their scholarships and chances to play. As tensions ratchet up with coaches and other players, Tom and Jason must decide how much they're willing to lose in a conflict with powerful forces that has nothing--and everything--to do with the game they love.
ISBN9781250180643
Author John Feinstein
PublisherSquare Fish
GenreYoung adult and Sports
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About John Feinstein

JOHN FEINSTEIN is the author of many bestselling books, including A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. His books for young readers offer a winning combination of sports, action, and intrigue, with Last Shot receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best young adult mystery of the year. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, and Shelter Island, New York, with his family.

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