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Love, Football, and Other Contact Sports

by Alden R. Carter · 2006

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Here are stories of students from one end of the social spectrum to the other. Jock to loner, academic snob to outcast, Carter explores and shatters the stereotypes behind the relationships, friends, rumors, peer pressure, sports, bullies, and other assorted forms of mental anguish that come with high school.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
sportssportsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 261 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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