JOHN FEINSTEIN is the author of many bestselling books, including A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. His books for young readers offer a winning combination of sports, action, and intrigue, with Last Shot receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best young adult mystery of the year. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, and on Shelter Island, New York, with his family.
Kirkus review, August 2014:
"A cliffhanger of a football novel bristling with social, personal,
familial and ethical issues to complement the gridiron action....
All the goods for the sports enthusiast—and more."
Publishers Weekly review, August 2014:
"[With] lots of play-by-play action, sensational plot developments,
and an attractive, whip-smart, sports-crazy romantic interest . . .
Feinstein skillfully captures the mania that surrounds high school
football."
VOYA review, October 2014:
"The action is lively and well paced, with increasing tension as
the team advances to single-elimination play-off games."
Kirkus review, August 2014: "A cliffhanger of a football novel bristling with social, personal, familial and ethical issues to complement the gridiron action.... All the goods for the sports enthusiast--and more." Publishers Weekly review, August 2014: "[With] lots of play-by-play action, sensational plot developments, and an attractive, whip-smart, sports-crazy romantic interest . . . Feinstein skillfully captures the mania that surrounds high school football." VOYA review, October 2014: "The action is lively and well paced, with increasing tension as the team advances to single-elimination play-off games." From the Hardcover edition.
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