[LM_NET] BOOK middle: Pop by Korman

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Korman, Gordan. Pop. Baltzer & Bray, 2009 [978-0-06-174230-9]
Marcus and his mom move to a new town.  He was the star quarterback in
his previous town but when he shows up at his HS for tryouts at this
town, he is faced with a championship team that is well-knitted
together.  He gets on JV.  Meanwhile he start practicing at a local
park where he runs into this strange middle aged guy who teaches him
how to tackle and take hits.  This guy is very unpredictable and
eventually starts doing strange things which end up getting Marcus
involved in the law.  This 260 page book is such a multi-dimensional
story.  It great sports story that deals with moving to a new town,
getting your first girlfriend, getting in trouble with the law,
keeping secrets out of loyalty, and also the terrible degradation of
Alzheimer's disease.  The over-riding theme is serious but Korman
deals with it using his wonderful sense of humor.  This is a great
book, right up there with his "A semeser in the life of a garbage
bag."

-- 
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com

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