5/7/2023 0 Comments Gut check eric kesterAnd that’s where the real gut check sometimes is. Football action sequences are vivid and testosterone-fueled locker room fights (and talk) brutal, but ultimately this novel is less about football and more about people getting by in a town on the verge of collapse. It's his last chance to build a relationship with his older brother Brett, the star quarterback, before he leaves for college. "The protagonists, the town, and the culture of high-school football are richly developed with keen insight and pithy prose. Gut check, Eric Kester Creator Kester, Eric Author Kester, Eric Summary Wyatt has wanted nothing more than to play football on Grayport's championship-winning team. Even football neophytes will root for this winningly heartbreaking, humorous, and hopeful story." - Booklist, starred review It's filled with memorable characters, especially Nate, Wyatt's smart, acne-prone best friend. "Like Friday Night Lights, this compelling debut breaks the fourth wall at times. Can the hero of a sports story be an overweight, ignored, nonathletic team mascot plucked from obscurity to land in the limelight? You bet! A winner." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Gut Check by Eric Kester Edition Hardcover edition Publisher Macmillan Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 9780374307622 16.20 13. the storyline plays both offense and defense with perfection. "Readers don't have to like football in order to love this book.
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