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Jonny Fehey begins his senior year concerned that Kyle Saint-Claire has changed and their friendship is dissolving. Kyle, loaded with charisma, is one of New Jersey s top soccer talents, while Jonny s role is as a hardworking backup. Martino opens with a great hook: Jonny is hungover and disoriented, covered with vomit and unable to shake his conviction that something horrible happened at a party. Flashing back to the previous August, readers learn of Jonny s frustration at seeing his friend become a larger-than-life hero, his anger at bad-boy teammate Erik Maako and his interest in new girl Annalisa. Jonny triumphs in a championship match, but the subsequent nighttime drunken free-for-all results in stunning violence. The author includes a wealth of soccer action but stops the details short of overwhelming the story. Jonny s convincing narration reveals a sympathetic character with authentic teen issues he cannot control. --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.


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Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: a star on and off the soccer field, a brain, and one of Millburn High s most popular students. Jonny unhappily accepts his lesser social status--but then he scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championship and everything changes. Jonny is invited to victory party with the in crowd, and alcohol flows freely as toasts are raised in his honor. But in his moment of glory, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel. Through years of friendship, Kyle and Jonny have always stood up for each another, but suddenly their friendship is tested. All their training together, pain, and dedication become meaningless; Jonny s preconceived notions are shattered; and someone is out for revenge.
Exciting sports action combines with an undercurrent of evil in a suspenseful tale of pride cometh before the fall--and an ending that Jonny never saw coming.
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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co (July 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152061215
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152061210
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #349,885 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good sports story, January 23, 2009
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A teen boy Jonny, not very popular, plays soccer, not that well. He's usually warming the bench because he folds under the pressure of the game. His best friend, Kyle, is the star soccer player, straight A student, and is invited to all the cool parties and has all the cool friends. All season, Jonny works hard to improve his playing and makes the big score in the championship game. Afterwards, he's finally invited to "The Circle" for a party -- but something horrible happens. A girl gets raped -- a girl Jonny is friends with -- and Jonny saw it happen. And his best friend was involved.

This is a good book for those who are into sports as there are a lot of detailed descriptions of soccer games and practices. But even for those who aren't into sports (like me), this is a good story of determination. The other strand running through the story -- about the rape -- seemed to not fit so well. Though it adds tension as we wait to find out what happened and who was involved, I didn't see any foreshadowing that the kids were capable of this or that that kind of thing happened at The Circle. That part of the story seemed kind of tacked on to me. In any case, I did enjoy the story and Jonny as a character.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining and fast read, August 26, 2009
Great teen sports story with a very unpredictable ending. Very easy to read and really gave you a good look into these teenage athletes and what they do for the team. Was not expecting the very dramatic ending, but definitely set this book apart from other teen stories. Don't skip ahead - you'll be surprised!
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5.0 out of 5 stars shocking look into teenage lives, March 19, 2009
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Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: a star on and off the soccer field, a brain, and one of Millburn High s most popular students. Jonny unhappily accepts his lesser social status--but then he scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championship and everything changes. Jonny is invited to victory party with the in crowd, and alcohol flows freely as toasts are raised in his honor. But in his moment of glory, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel. Through years of friendship, Kyle and Jonny have always stood up for each another, but suddenly their friendship is tested. All their training together, pain, and dedication become meaningless; Jonny s preconceived notions are shattered; and someone is out for revenge.
Exciting sports action combines with an undercurrent of evil in a suspenseful tale of pride cometh before the fall--and an ending that Jonny never saw coming.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a twist!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I actually read it in two sittings in the same day. It's about two high school seniors playing soccer on the same team, and there is a LOT of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by K. Kraus

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent -- and serious -- young adult fiction.
Jonathan Fehey would be a soccer star at any other school but he attends Millburn High whose soccer program is among New Jersey's very finest. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Blackburn

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good novel with an awesome twist
Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino is an excellent read. I was impressed with how well the characters were written and fleshed out. Read more
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In many ways, OVER THE END LINE is a sports book we've seen before: protagonist (in this case, Jonny Fehey) envies sports stud friend (here, Kyle Saint-Claire) and works hard at... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful what you wish for

Plot: Senior Jonny Fehey, despite being part of his school's championship soccer team, longs to be more popular, like his best friend and teammate Kyle. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars I. Did. Not. Like. This. Book. 2 stars (won't work to fill in stars!)
That's right -- I didn't like this book. Reviewing it for amazon is hard because to explain my rating I'd have to describe the ending and my reaction to it. Read more
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