Hit count
By: by Chris Lynch
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Algonquin
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781616202507
Subjects: Sports injuries; Juvenile fiction; Football; Fiction
Description: I hit him so hard, the clash of helmets and pads sounded like a gunshot across the field. I crushed him with the hit, held on to him, and crushed him again when I slammed him into the ground . . . I had arrived.  Arlo Brodie loves being on the football field, getting hit hard and hitting back harder. That s where he belongs, leading his team to championships, becoming  Starlo  on his way to the top. Arlo s dad cheers him on, but his mother quotes head injury statistics and refuses to watch. Arlo s girlfriend tries to make him see  the danger; when that doesn t work, she calls time-out on their relationship. Even Arlo s coaches begin to track his hit count, almost ready to pull him off the field. But Arlo s not worried about collisions. The cheering crowds and the adrenaline rush convince Arlo that everything is OK--in spite of the pain, pounding, dizziness, and confusion.
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