Fourth and Long (Game On!) [Paperback]

Stephen D. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: Game On! | Publication Date: May 2, 2005

Alex thought he was a natural for the football team. When the coach cuts him, he begins to doubt his own abilities and second-guess himself off the field as well. Can Alex learn to cope with disappointment and learn from it, or will wounded pride only make him bitter?

Exciting sports, intense competition, inspiring stories . . . Game On! is a sports fiction series that presents true-to-life stories of young athletes who must overcome obstacles on and off the field. The characters aren’t always the best athletes, but they aren’t always underdogs either. As these athletes work through intense personal struggles, how will their faith change them—and impact others?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Standard Publishing; Perfect Bound edition (May 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0784714711
• ISBN-13: 978-0784714713
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Sports

More About the Author

My name is Steve and I am a writer. Well, actually I do a lot of other things and proportionately, maybe I'm not so much a writer as I am a guy who sold out to the man and works an 8-5, and then comes home to write. I've written eight upper elementary novels in a series called GAME ON, and contributed a really insane short story to a werewolf anthology. I've written and compiled art for a book called STAR WARS: THE ART OF DAVE DORMAN, about my longtime business partner and friend. I also contributed the introduction and some editorial skills to his most recent art book, ROLLING THUNDER: THE ART OF DAVE DORMAN. I've contributed a chapter to THE ART OF BASIL GOGOS. In addition, I am the former editor-in-chief of MONSTERSCENE magazine, a popular horror publication from the 90s. I am currently working on a YA novel called THE ROAD TO ATLANTIS about a character I created named Alex Cryss (www.alexcryss.com) and outlining an as of yet untitled novel loosely based on my childhood with a little FLASH GORDON thrown in for good measure.

I am married and I have a 23 year0old son who plays lead guitar and does some backing vocals for thre punk band, TURBOVAMPS (www.turbovamps.com).

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Football but not just for boys., July 31, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Fourth and Long (Game On!) (Paperback)

Almost a year has passed after Alex Rogers father passed away. School is about to begin and he and his friends are all going to try out for football. His attitude changes after he finds out if he does or doesnt make the team. He thinks that he doesnt need God to help him. In a way he forgets about God. Turns his back on him. On his first birthday without his dad, he has a football game. After his mom gives his fathers lucky coin from football a few days before to his sister, she gives him the coin a few moments before the game. After the game and the fun ends, his mother gives him a tape. He unwraps and in there is a tape of his Dad before he goes through the real signs of cancer.

I thought it was a book that showed that you shouldn't forget about those who have passed. And that you can always go to God about them.