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- W4251493080 abstract "Reviewed by: Hit Count by Chris Lynch Elizabeth Bush Lynch, Chris Hit Count. Algonquin, 2015 [368p] ISBN 978-1-61620-250-7 $17.95 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 8-12 Arlo Brodie’s ascent begins as soon as he enters high school with a linebacker position on the junior varsity rather than the freshman team—and just as his older brother, Lloyd, is debilitated with injuries and tossed off the JV team, where he was slated to languish as a senior. Arlo is determined not to be a burnout like Lloyd, whom he faults for playing with more aggression than strategy, but in no time at all he succumbs to the same pressure from coaches and teammates to revel in the violence, and to the adrenaline rush of bone-crushing hits that delivers as much pleasure as pain. Arlo recounts his progress in this four-part cautionary tale. In freshman year he lands a truly wonderful girlfriend, Sandy, keeps up his grades, and catches the head coach’s eye. Sophomore year finds Arlo on the varsity team and showing signs of academic underperformance and physical over-training. By junior year, he’s on his way to becoming a lost soul, carrying the nickname Starlo with false modesty while falling into fits of rage that he can’t control and suffering from crushing bouts of headaches and even loss of consciousness. There will be no football senior year—he can’t even make it through opening practice—but despite his public humiliation and private crisis of identity, his new sports-free state may save his life. Arlo’s voice is objective and clear-headed, implying that his addled brain has been set to rights, but it carries the bittersweet memory of real joy in the mayhem he caused and punishment he endured throughout his short-lived career. It’s that honesty that will ring true with fans and players, perhaps for that moment just before they toss the book aside with a “Won’t happen to anybody I know.” Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois" @default.
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