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Bleachers / John Grisham.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385511612 :
- ISBN: 9780385511612
- Physical Description: 163 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2003.
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| Subject: | Funeral rites and ceremonies > Fiction. Teacher-student relationships > Fiction. Football coaches > Fiction. Football players > Fiction. School sports > Fiction. Death > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Football stories. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | GRISH J (Text) | 33126024997813 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | GRISH J (Text) | 33126008761847 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2003 December
Adult/High School-A small klatch of players on Messina High School's 1987 football team assembles on the bleachers of Rake Field, home of the winning Spartans, and named after their controversial coach. Eddie Rake was the bane and bounty of three decades of athletes, and now he is dying. His personality comes to life as his team members recollect what it was like to play for him. As they come to roost on the bleachers, they all have a story from the coach's school of hard knocks. This is especially true of all-American quarterback, Neely Crenshaw. Coping with setbacks, longing for an old flame, and trying to make sense of the impending passing of the man who pushed him to the brink but whom he ultimately eulogizes is Neely's lot, and, readers can hope, the beginning of better luck. Teens will jeer and cheer in the appropriate places as they keep turning the pages, and, like the flavorful characters, will gain understanding from the perspective of the stands.-Karen Sokol, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.