Genre: Sports Fiction
# of Pages: 298
RAC: Yes
Mitch True is a reporter at his high school and is extremely unhappy when he is assigned the sports columns. Mitch dreams of one day being a star investigative reporter who breaks open huge stories, like Watergate. He really wants to work on the school paper, though, so he dutifully goes to the football and volleyball games. At one of the football practices he notices a new kid, Angel, off to the side with an amazing throw. When he asks the coach about Angel he is brushed off. When the season starts he sees that Angel is hardly ever played despite his obvious skills. The more Mitch investigates this student’s past the more confused he gets and he starts to wonder if this is his big story. Can Mitch find out why Angel’s trying to downplay his skills to everyone, including possible talent scouts?
Carl Deuker is a master of writing sports fiction high school boys love to read, but this might be his best yet. The football action is written in an exciting and easy to follow manner, but the mystery behind Angel’s past is almost more engaging. Even reluctant readers will struggle to put this mesmerizing sports mystery down. Highly recommended.
I don’t know why but, I’m getting interested in football. Thanks, its a football book that looks like it could be really cool. I found another of Carl Deuker’s books that sounds good – Runner.
yea im starting to do that too i mean i have always liked football but now i guess im starting to like it even more its unexplainable
pop by gordan korman is a great football book, it has a good base story, some teen parts (of course, they suck but are always put in) it made me cry i loved it
i agree i just finished it and i loved but the end is like wow it just leaves you in aww
runner is great
Read runner before payback time as the start of Payback Time contains parts of the plot from Runner, it’s a small continuation, but it helps for a better understanding
This book just doesn’t look near as interesting as books like “Heart of a Champion” or “Gym Candy” or “Night Hoops”. Runner was an ay-ok book, but it lacked sports. I think Carl Deuker needs to write more books about how the main character plays sports, not just watches, or runs around.
nice book should write more
i have never read it this is for school and i needed to know about it thanks 🙂
This book was great.!
i absolutly LOVE this book!!!!!!!!
good book
Great book
good not great
absolutely loved this book
probably the best book i’ve ever read
It was great I loved it