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| Book #20 of 2009 |
| Title: Out of the Pocket |
| Author: Bill Konigsberg |
| Publisher: Dutton Juvenile |
| Pub Date: September 18, 2008 |
| Grade: B+ |
| Comments: Book Eval Review: Out of the Pocket is the story of Bobby, the quarterback of his high school football team, who just wants a college scholarship and a chance to play in the NFL. The only problem is that he’s gay - and no one knows. Bobby finally tells his best friend - who is mostly okay with it, but tells two other teammates. A classmate with aspirations to get into Stanford befriends Bobby, finds out his secret and turns a newspaper article on Bobby’s football career into an expose on his sexual orientation. Now that his secret is out, Bobby has to cope with the reactions of his parents, coach and teammates, all while trying to navigate the beginnings of a new relationship. Nothing is new here, but it is written fairly well and may be more appealing to jocks than most teen GLBT books. The author is a sports writer and avoids many of the cliches found in other YA sports books. Aside from some locker room language, this book is perfectly appropriate for grades 8 and up. |
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