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Game : an American Novel

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Overview

He's in it to win it. But when he brings in a troubled teen as a ringer, is the price of success too high?

Vietnam vet Donny Doyle has a job no one wants: coaching Tsalagee High's basement-dwelling football team. And despite the school's decade-long record of failure, he promises to deliver the backwater Oklahoma town a state championship. But the only way to do it is to recruit a terrifying, mammoth kid straight out of juvenile detention.

Battling his own PTSD, Coach Doyle struggles to tame his ticking time bomb of a player into a disciplined gridiron beast. And after a fast five-win start, Doyle's fears come true when a celebration-gone-wrong turns into a possible season suspension for his undefeatable star.

Can the gritty former Marine engineer a drive to the Promised Land before his entire squad self-destructs?

GAME, an American Novel is a fascinating insight into high school football. If you like deep character studies, winning against the odds, and the triumph of the human spirit, then you'll love Phil Truman's feel-good story.

Buy GAME, an American Novel to play for the title today

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781520430386
  • ISBN-10: 1520430388
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: February 2017
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.73 pounds
  • Page Count: 284

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