Crackback by John Coy

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Miles manning, cornerback for his football team is going to be great. He can feel it. But when he finds out that his best friend, Zack and his friend Tank are using steroids, it's up to him to stand up to peer pressure and withstand the arrogance of his dad and his overaggresive coach

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Miles Manning: He's not very smart at school, but he is the best football player at the school.
Dad: Miles's dad who pushes him too hard to be the best and gets mad at miles too much

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“1. “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” 2. “You bleed and sweat for the glory ofthe school. You are better than the rest.”3. “You need some guts. You need to bewilling to pay the price.””

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First Sentence edit see section history

"Thumbs in. Grab and go!" Coach Stahl hollers as we line up for pass patterns.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 30

Glossary edit see section history

Buttonhook: pass route in which the receiver heads downfield, then quickly turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
Carry: rush, rushing attempt
Division: A sub-group within a conference

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 15 in 2008-2009 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Yellow Star, and followed by Life As We Knew It.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

John Coy (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Country: U.S.A
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0-439-69733-6
Page Count: 201

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Reading Level: Adults

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Books › Teens › Social Issues › Drug Use & Abuse › Fiction
Books › Teens › School & Sports › Fiction
Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction

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