Halfback Tough [Library Binding]

Thomas J. Dygard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

This book is both an exciting sports story and a study of a troubled young man making a critical life choice.

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Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Bt Bound (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0833559680
• ISBN-13: 978-0833559685
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,819,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Halfback Tough!, September 19, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Halfback Tough (Puffin story books) (Library Binding)

The book Halfback Tough by Thomas Dygard is a great, exciting book! It is about a kid named Joe Atkins who was the tough kid in his old school and used to smoke and drink with his old friends Marty, and Richard. But when he moves about an hour away from Worthington he feels all left out, so he signs up for the football team at Graham High School. He meets four new people. Paul King who is the quarterback, and is always against Joe because he caught him smoking before tryouts. Jason Mcneal the flanker that Joe plays over. Andy Walker the tailback who becomes Joe's best friend. Earl Steel the coach. Joe becomes the star player on his football team and everyone in Graham knows who he is and loves him. He starts to become nice and actually try to look clean, and now he even tries to be good at school. Then the week comes when he has to go back to Worthington to play his old enemies, and face his old friends, Marty and Richard who always yell at the jocks who they call "snoots". At the game his old friends gave him a hard time, but were thrown out of the game after the policeman caught them. After the game his friends invited him to go out, but he wasn't allowed to go anywhere besides on the bus with the team according to team rules. Then one night after in a game, Marty and Richard met up with Joe and they went out for burgers at a place like they used to hang out. After they ate, Richard and Marty wanted to go somewhere to do stuff, but Joe walked home. At school on Monday everyone realized that someone broke into and vandalized the school. Everyone questioned Joe, but they found out it was really Marty and Richard. At the end Joe became friends with everyone that hated him.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Halfback Tough, October 5, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Halfback Tough (Puffin story books) (Library Binding)

You have to read Halfback Tough if you like those were the best parts of the book.
The characters in this book were Joe Atkins he was the main character, and his old friends Marty and Richard. There were the quarterback, Paul King; second string flanker, Jason McNeal; Andy Walker, the tailback; and Earl Steel, the coach. The story is about a kid who moved from Worthington High to Graham High and eventually decided to play football. When Joe was in Worthington he was a trouble who smoked, He went to football games and called the player's jocks and heroes. After moving to Graham he became a football star. Joe has second thoughts in the middle of the season. Paul King Spreads a rumor that before Joe joined the football team he saw him smoking a cigarette in the bleachers. Paul called Joe a troublemaker and said he wasn't reliable. He gets a lot of stress because he doesn't think hi teammates will like. Joe starts thinking that he can't be depended on. Personally my most preferred chapter was chapter 3 because, Joe had his first scrimmage. He did so good Coach Steele told him to stay out on the field with the starting offense. I liked this book because of the football things like games are described in detail.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book review on halfback tough, May 13, 2005

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This review is from: Halfback Tough (Puffin story books) (Library Binding)

DJ Wright
5/13/05


Halfback Tough by Thomas J. Dygard is a must read action packed novel! If you want to read a very exciting and interesting novel, this is the one.
Some important characters in this novel are Joe Atkins the main character; Marty, and Richard. His old buddies, from his old school. Paul King, the starting quarterback, Andy Walker, Joes only real friend, and Coach Earl Steal. The story takes place at a school in Graham county. It's told in first person multiple character. The mood of this book is anger and happiness.
This story plot is very interesting. Back in Worthington, Joe Atkins was a big trouble maker. Now in Graham he is a big shot football player, and also a good student. Joe is under a lot of pressure because his teammates doesn't really like him, because of a rumor spread by Paul King. He told everyone that before Joe got on the team, he saw him smoking a cigarette and that he is a trouble maker and he is not dependable. Joe becomes angry and depressed and starts to give up on his school work, but at the same time he wands to prove Paul wrong.
In conclusion, you can tell that this book is very exciting and action packed. So as you can see, you would have to be a fool not to want this book. Go out and get your copy now!.