Unstoppable - Softcover

Green, Dr Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062089579 ISBN 13: 9780062089571

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2013

Synopsis

Inspired by interviews with real-life cancer survivors and insider sports experience, this unforgettable New York Times bestseller shows a brave boy who learns what it truly means to be unstoppable. As National Ambassador for Young People's Literature emeritus Jon Scieszka said, Unstoppable is "absolutely heroic, and something every guy should read."If anyone understands the phrase "tough luck," it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing in the NFL is a longshot.Then Harrison is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. On the field, he's practically unstoppable. But Harrison's good luck can't last forever. When a routine sports injury leads to a devastating diagnosis, it will take every ounce of Harrison's determination not to give up for good.

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Review:

"Could not put it down. It is so solid, and real, and true. Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read."--Jon Scieszka, bestselling author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature emeritus

"The star running back on his junior high school football team is diagnosed with cancer, teaching him the real meaning of bravery and determination."--Los Angeles Times

"I don't know anyone -- kid or adult -- who won't root heart and soul for Harrison. Unstoppable means you can't put this book down!"--bestselling author Gordon Korman

With a sharp intensity fueled by both wrenching events and the main character's white-hot core of rage, Green sends an abused foster kid blasting his way through daunting challenges on and off the football field. Harrison's ferocious struggles with inner demons and physical obstacles make absorbing reading.--Booklist

About the Author:

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.

His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.

Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, "Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read."

Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062089579
• ISBN 13: 9780062089571
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368