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Gym Candy

By: Carl Deuker
Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
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About this listen

Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking in to the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster?

This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring - and often unforgiving - stadium lights.

©2008 Carl Deuker (P)2013 AudioGO Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction Sports Fiction Sports Fiction Dream Inspiring

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Critic reviews

“A solid sports tale with a valuable message.” (

Kliatt)
“Deuker skillfully complements a sobering message with plenty of exciting on-field action.... [A] solid addition to the sports fiction shelf.” ( Booklist)
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Being a Brit and knowing nothing about American football, I took a punt on this book.
So glad I did, as I really enjoyed it; it was narrated brilliantly, which made everything so believable

Took the punt and it paid off

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So good really enjoyed it so happy I picked this one it a hidden gem it the sport section

Amazing

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