Payback Time, (Paperback)

from amandacb

Mitch, an overweight school newspaper writer, is the last person who should be writing about sports. But the new editor places him on that assignment, so he wants to do his very best. He espies a new football player, Angel, who is not like the others-Angel can throw and play like a professional, ...

from amandacb

Mitch, an overweight school newspaper writer, is the last person who should be writing about sports. But the new editor places him on that assignment, so he wants to do his very best. He espies a new football player, Angel, who is not like the others-Angel can throw and play like a professional, ...

from lchs.mrso

The book that I read was Payback Time by Carl Deuker. Mitch True is the sports reporter for his school newspaper and his photographer is Kimi Yon. They both want to break a big story and make a name for themselves and when they discover Angel Marichal, they have one. Angel is bigger, faster, and ...

from mniday

This was a fun, young adult novel. I love football so this was right up my alley. The author is very knowledgeable about sports and it really shows with the exciting play-by-play sprinkled throughout the story. You can tell when someone tries to fake it, but this is spot on. The main character, M...

from lnommay

Book talk: You hear it on the news and you can read about it in magazines like Sports Illustrated. There's cheating at all levels in athletics. There was the 12 year old that pitched a perfect game in the Little League World Series. Unfortunately, his birth certificate had been altered and he was...