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American Sports Story. "Fighting in the Shade by Sterling Watson" Autographed
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “no visible rips or tears. . . no visible markings”
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9781936070985
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Akashic Books
ISBN-10
1936070987
ISBN-13
9781936070985
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99581198
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fighting in the Shade
Number of Pages
330 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Legal, General, Literary, Coming of Age, Sports
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-939102
Reviews
"High school football mixes with Faust in this blitz of a novel from Watson . . . the novel avoids slipping into morality tale excess as it spins out a big Dennis Lehane–like story of society, opportunity, and consequences, revealing Watson as an accomplished storyteller." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "Honor, loyalty, even life and death form the core of this wrenching story." -- Kirkus Reviews , Starred Review "Watson's visceral descriptions of the physicality of sport are more than matched by his knowing depiction of small-town corruption in this fast-paced coming-of-age story." -- Booklist, Fighting in the Shade is less a sports novel than a coming-of-age story wound around a mystery, with football as symbol and symptom., A brilliant, fearless look at the savage rites of passage that exist in the fraternity of American sports. A book as gripping and unforgettable as any in recent memory. , A sleeper that sneaks up on you. Pitch it to old school readers who appreciate intelligent and hard-hitting novels that are more than sports books., Watson's visceral descriptions of the physicality of sport are more than matched by his knowing depiction of small-town corruption in this fast-paced coming-of-age story.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
"High school football mixes with Faust in this blitz of a novel from Watson . . . the novel avoids slipping into morality tale excess as it spins out a big Dennis Lehane-like story of society, opportunity, and consequences, revealing Watson as an accomplished storyteller." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Honor, loyalty, even life and death form the core of this wrenching story." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review In 1964, seventeen-year-old Billy Dyer is a newcomer to Oleander, a Gulf Coast Florida town whose old guard define football as the ancient Spartans did their Agoge. It is a mode of brutal tutelage that forges the hearts and minds of the town's elite youth for a future of power. Billy's parents are recently divorced and he lives in a bad neighborhood with his secretive, alcoholic father. Billy discovers in the course of the story that his attorney father has been forced by blackmail to serve Blake Rainey, the town's most powerful and wealthy citizen, in a clandestine land-acquisition scheme that will raze the town's black section. Through the brutal and fiery days of summer practice, Billy fights for a starting spot on the team, the Spartans. He makes the team, but in a horrific hazing scene far from the town, he rebels and in the process badly injures his rival for the flanker position, Sim Sizemore, the son of Blake Rainey's partner. The events that follow force Billy into exile from football, then later back into the game when powerful men realize that the Spartans cannot win without him. Blake Rainey offers Billy a Faustian bargain, and the boy must accept or reject the deal, while also accepting the consequences of this decision., A riveting novel of ideas exploring the perils of hazing and feverish masculinity on a high school football team., In 1964, 17-year-old Billy Byer is a newcomer to Oleander, a Gulf Coast Florida town whose old guard define American football as the ancient Spartans did their Agoge. It is a mode of brutal tutelage that forges the hearts and minds of the town's elite youth for a future of power. Through the brutal and fiery days of summer practice, Billy fights for a place on the team, the Spartans. He makes the team but rebels in a horrific hazing scene. When powerful men realise they cannot win without him, one of them offers him a Faustian bargain., "High school football mixes with Faust in this blitz of a novel from Watson . . . a big Dennis Lehane-like story of society, opportunity, and consequences, revealing Watson as an accomplished storyteller." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "Honor, loyalty, even life and death form the core of this wrenching story." -- Kirkus Reviews , Starred Review "Watson's visceral descriptions of the physicality of sport are more than matched by his knowing depiction of small-town corruption in this fast-paced coming-of-age story." -- Booklist "A sleeper that sneaks up on you. Pitch it to old school readers who appreciate intelligent and hard-hitting novels that are more than sports books." -- Library Journal " Fighting in the Shade is less a sports novel than a coming-of-age story wound around a mystery, with football as symbol and symptom." -- St. Petersburg Times "A brilliant, fearless look at the savage rites of passage that exist in the fraternity of American sports. A book as gripping and unforgettable as any in recent memory." --Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River In 1964, seventeen-year-old Billy Dyer is a newcomer to Oleander, a Gulf Coast Florida town whose old guard define football as the ancient Spartans did their Agoge. It is a mode of brutal tutelage that forges the hearts and minds of the town's elite youth for a future of power. Billy's parents are recently divorced and he lives in a bad neighborhood with his secretive, alcoholic father. Through the brutal and fiery days of summer practice, Billy fights for a starting spot on the team, the Spartans. He makes the team, but in a horrific hazing scene far from the town, he rebels and in the process badly injures his rival for the flanker position. The events that follow force Billy into exile from football, then later back into the game when powerful men realize that the Spartans cannot win without him.
LC Classification Number
PS3573.A858
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