Second Impact: Making the Hardest Call of All

Klass, David

ISBN 10: 0374379963 / ISBN 13: 9780374379964

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2013

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Seller Inventory # 00082568302

Synopsis:

<p>Kendall is football town, and Jerry Downing is the high school's star quarterback, working to redeem himself after he nearly killed a girl in a drunk driving accident last year. Carla Jenson, lead reporter for the school newspaper's sports section, has recruited Jerry to co-author a blog chronicling the season from each of their perspectives. When Jerry's best friend on the team takes a hit too hard and gets hurt, Carla wonders publicly if injury in the game comes at too high a cost in a player's life—but not everyone in Kendall wants to hear it...<br><br>David Klass and Perri Klass's <i>Second Impact</i> is an action-packed story will resonate with readers who have been following recent news stories are football injuries.</p>

About the Author: <p><b>David Klass</b> is a screenwriter and the author of many young adult novels, including most recently <i>Stuck on Earth</i>, which <i>Publishers Weekly</i> called "a thoughtful, often wrenching book [that] offers plenty to think about." He lives in New York City.<br><br><br><b>Perri Klass</b> is a pediatrician and contributor to the <i>New York Times</i> as well as an author of several books for adults. She is also professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University. <i>Second Impact</i> is her first book for teens. She lives in New York City.</p>

Bibliographic Details

Title: Second Impact: Making the Hardest Call of All
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good