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Gym candy
Author: Deuker, Carl

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (2008)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 313 p., 21 cm.

BTSB No: 275715

ISBN: 9780618777136

Ages: 12-16

Grades: 7-11

Subjects:
Football -- Fiction
Father-son relationship -- Fiction
School stories
Steroids -- Fiction
Washington (State) -- Fiction

Price: $8.19

Summary:
Groomed by his father to be a star football player, Mick Johnson works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 4.60
   Points: 9.0   Quiz: 117053

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 9-12
   Reading Level: 3.90
   Points: 17.0   Quiz: 42105

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (08/01/07)
   School Library Journal (00/10/07)
   Booklist (09/01/07)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/09/07)
The Hornbook (00/09/07)

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