Second Impact

Making the Hardest Call of All

By: David Klass

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Paperback | 5 August 2014

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Paperback
306 Pages

Age
12 - 18

Grade
7+

Dimensions(cm)
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.91

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Kendall is football town, and Jerry Downing is the high school's star quarterback, working to redeem himself after he nearly killed a girl in a drunk driving accident last year. Carla Jenson, lead reporter for the school newspaper's sports section, has recruited Jerry to co-author a blog chronicling the season from each of their perspectives. When Jerry's best friend on the team takes a hit too hard and gets hurt, Carla wonders publicly if injury in the game comes at too high a cost in a player's life-but not everyone in Kendall wants to hear it. . . .

David Klass and Perri Klass's Second Impact is an action-packed story that will resonate with readers who have been following recent news stories about football injuries.

Industry Reviews

"What is exceptional is the penetrating look at high-school football culture he provides via the school newspaper's sports blog. . . Klass and Klass still deliver a highly engaging, timely, and thought provoking read." --Booklist

"The authors, an acclaimed writer for teens and a doctor well-known for her medical journalism, do a remarkable job incorporating both riveting sports action and sobering medical facts in the narrative. . . will resonate with aspiring journalists and teen sports fans alike." --Kirkus Reviews

"... fans of sports novels and contemporary issues will find the story riveting." --Publishers Weekly

"Written by a YA veteran with his sister, a pediatrician and medical writer, the book is highly topical and rich with current research." --School Library Journal

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