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Bart struggles in school and at home. He has flunked two grades, his parents are divorced, and he hates his stepmother with a passion he cannot name. He is fast becoming a man – thick, well-muscled and lean. He was made for the violence of football.
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Franklin is the smart, goody-two-shoes, Boy Scout son of a prominent banker. His mother worries about him incessantly and he worries about himself, as well. He is just beginning to mature – he’s soft and bright and got his head handed to him in his last experience on the football field.
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Bart and Franklin meet on the football practice field, and Bart beats Franklin like a rented mule: fists to the groin, gouges to the eyes – there are no tricks he does not use. And Franklin is equal to the task; he never backs down. And learns a trick or two of his own.
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The two join together with their Fighting Scot teammates to go undefeated. It’s the first time their small Southern town has experienced an undefeated team in over three decades.
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The story is built around football, but it encompasses family and faith, loss and love, and the ultimate reconciliation of two boys who – on the face of it – have very little in common.
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As one reviewer said: "A true delight. I expected a book about football. I got that and so much more. A stunning debut novel. Highly recommended."
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