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Football season becomes a time of realization that life’s most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids—thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new... read more
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- Aaron Hill: Starting quarterback for the 49ers.
- Cory Briggs: Eight-year-old foster child who believes Aaron Hill is his father.
- Derrick Anderson: Down-to-earth well-known 49ers quarterback.
- Megan Gunn: Cory's foster mother
- Bill Bond: Aaron Hill's manager
- Cory Briggs: A young boy who has lost his mom and who has become a foster child.
- Amy Briggs: Cory Briggs mother, died when Cory was six
- Denae Anderson: Derrick Anderson's wife
- Megan Gunn: Cory's foster mom.
- Derrick Anderson: A professional football player who believes that his work with underprivileged kids at a local youth center is very important maybe more important than his career as important as it is.
- Aaron Hill: A professional football player who Cory Briggs believes to be his dad. An individual who is misguided and who is self-centered until he sets foot in the youth center for the first time and then his attitude and outlook on life change for the better.
- Lonnie: Add a description of this character.
- Paige
- Chuck
- Mrs. Florentino
- Tom Sawyer
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Sometimes Cory Briggs took the long way home, pedaling as fast as he could so Megan wouldn't worry about him.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Kingsbury (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0310257727
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0310257727
Page Count: 304
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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