GAME CHANGER by Tommy Greenwald

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Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald

Sports, Football, Hazing, Coma, Feelings, Friendship

287 pages; 2017

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Description

"Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery--and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident. Was this an inevitable result of playing a violent sport, or was something more sinister happening on the field that day? Told in an innovative, multimedia format combining dialogue, texts, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thoughts, Game Changer explores the joyous thrills and terrifying risks of America's most popular sport." - Amazon

My Comments

The format is engaging and portrays what feel like realistic interactions between friends, teachers, and parents. The story is chilling, especially since I have a son who played football through 4 years of college. I don't know if I would have supported that after reading this book. An excellent recommendation for all readers.

I AM NUMBER FOUR by Pittacus Lore

 

I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, Book One) by Pittacus Lore

Science Fiction, Extraterrestrial Beings, Friendship, Romance

440 pages; 2010

Description
Extraterrestrials-they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who fled from their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorians. They scattered on Earth & went into hiding until the day they would be ready to strike back. They look just like ordinary teenagers, but they have extraordinary abilities known amongst their people as Legacies. The Mogadorians still hunt the Loric survivors here on Earth. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. Number Three in Kenya. And they killed them all. They tried to capture Number Four, John Smith--but failed. Now the teenagers are beginning to find each other. And they must all reunite before it is too late.

From Follett

In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.

My Comments

This is an oldie, but a classic sci-fi adventure. Recommend this to anyone who likes Legend by Marie Lu, The Divergents by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Maze Runner, and others! Couldn't put this down and just ordered a fresh copy for the shelves!