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Muckers

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By Sandra Neil Wallace

By Sandra Neil Wallace

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Oct 08, 2013 | 288 Pages | Young Adult

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Oct 08, 2013 | 272 Pages | Young Adult

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    About Muckers

    Former ESPN sportscaster Sandra Neil Wallace makes her young adult debut with a historical fiction novel that School Library Journal recommends to fans of Friday Night Lights in a starred review.
     
    Felix “Red” O’Sullivan’s world is crumbling around him: the mine that employs most of town is on the brink of closing, threatening to shutter the entire town and his high school with it. But Red’s got his own burdens to bear: his older brother, Bobby, died in the war, and he’s been struggling to follow in his footsteps ever since. That means assuming Bobby’s old position as quarterback and leading the last-ever Muckers team to the championship.
     
    But the only way for the hardscrabble Muckers to win State is to go undefeated and tackle their biggest rival, Phoenix United, which would be something of a miracle. Luckily, miracles can happen all the time on the field.

    About Muckers

    Former ESPN sportscaster Sandra Neil Wallace makes her young adult debut with a historical fiction novel that School Library Journal recommends to fans of Friday Night Lights in a starred review.
     
    Felix “Red” O’Sullivan’s world is crumbling around him: the mine that employs most of town is on the brink of closing, threatening to shutter the entire town and his high school with it. But Red’s got his own burdens to bear: his older brother, Bobby, died in the war, and he’s been struggling to follow in his footsteps ever since. That means assuming Bobby’s old position as quarterback and leading the last-ever Muckers team to the championship.
     
    But the only way for the hardscrabble Muckers to win State is to go undefeated and tackle their biggest rival, Phoenix United, which would be something of a miracle. Luckily, miracles can happen all the time on the field.

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    About Sandra Neil Wallace

    SANDRA NEIL WALLACE was a news journalist and ESPN sports announcer for more than 15 years before leaving television to write novels. She lives with her husband, author Rich Wallace, and their shelter dog, Lucy, in New Hampshire. Her first… More about Sandra Neil Wallace

    About Sandra Neil Wallace

    SANDRA NEIL WALLACE was a news journalist and ESPN sports announcer for more than 15 years before leaving television to write novels. She lives with her husband, author Rich Wallace, and their shelter dog, Lucy, in New Hampshire. Her first… More about Sandra Neil Wallace

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Oct 08, 2013 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375867545

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Oct 08, 2013 | 272 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307982384

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    Praise

    THE BULLETIN, November 2013:
    “Wallace makes [her characters] live and breathe through careful attention to the quotidian details of local geography and universal motivators—guilt, friendship, spite, encouragement, anger, and talent.” 

    Starred Review, School Library Journal, December 2013:
    “… fans of H.G. Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights (Addison-Wesley, 1990) and other football histories will appreciate this inspiring tale.”

    Awards

    Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2014

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