Feb 18, 2020 | 243 Minutes | Young Adult
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Winner of Ten State Children’s Choice Awards
“Just about everyone knows someone like Crash Coogan, a big jock since he started to move on two feet. He learns some hard lessons about bullying in an entertaining novel.” —The New York Times
“Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of.” —School Library Journal, Starred
“Spinelli packs a powerful moral wallop, leaving it to the pitch-perfect narration to drive home his point.” —Publishers Weekly
“Great fun to read.” —The Horn Book Magazine
“Fast-paced and funny.” —Booklist
ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 1997
Iowa Children’s Choice Award WINNER 1999
Kentucky Bluegrass Master List WINNER 1997
Maine Student Book Master List WINNER 1997
Maryland Children’s Book Award WINNER 1999
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award WINNER 1997
Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award WINNER 1999
Nevada Young Readers Award WINNER 1997
Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award WINNER 1997
South Carolina Children’s Book Award WINNER 1999
Virginia Young Readers Program Award WINNER 1998
Wisconsin Golden Archer Book Award WINNER 2000
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award WINNER 1998
Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2002
