jake Thinks The Great Challenge Of His Senior Year Will Be For The Wrestling Championship. Then He Begins Having Seizures That Threaten Everything He Values. His Wrestling Career...his Driving Privileges...his Relationship With His Girlfriend...even His College Scholarship. During One Harrowing Wrestling Season, He Has To Re-invent His Whole Life.
A Powerful Story With Rare Praise From The World's Most Successful International Wrestler And The Country's Top Epilepsy Experts.
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jake Is Entering His Senior Year Of High School With An Optimistic Outlook. He Has Already Been Accepted To College With A Scholarship, He Is Well Liked By His Peers, And He Is Poised To Win A State Championship In Wrestling. Then Suddenly, After Winning A Match, Jake Suffers A Seizure. His Younger Brother Recognizes It As A Seizure, But Jake And His Dad Are Not Willing To Accept It. They Pass It Off As Nothing Serious, But When It Occurs Again, Jake Is Taken For A Check-up. The Doctor Warns Jake That His Condition Could Be Serious, But That It Can Be Controlled With Medication. Jake Is Not Willing To Reveal His Condition To Anyone, Not Even His Closest Friends. One Day, When He Is Preparing For A Match, Jake Discovers His Medication Is At Home. He Suffers An Attack, Witnessed By A Team Member And Coach. Now Jake Has To Make Some Tough Decisions. How He Handles These Decisions Is What Makes The Story Interesting. This Readable Selection Offers Yas An Insight Into High School Wrestling That Few Have Attempted. The Combination Of A Novelist And A High School Wrestling Coach Lends Creditability To The Story, Which Includes Discussion Of The Pressures Of Drugs, Athletic Competition, And Issues About Girls Competing In Traditionally Male Sports. This Tale Should Appeal To Younger Boys, Especially Those Interested In Wrestling. It Is Well Written And An Easy Read. I Would Highly Recommend This Book To Middle School Readers, Especially Reluctant Readers, Because It Moves Rapidly And Has A Simple, Easy-to-follow Plot. Kliatt Codes: Jrecommended For Junior High School Students. 1999, Banks Channel Books (p.o. Box 4446, Wilmington, Nc 28406), 205p, 22cm, 99-72400, $9.95. Ages 13 To 15.reviewer: Deane A. Beverly; Reading Teacher, Pawcatuck, Ct (retired), November 2000 (vol. 34 No. 6)
Categories:
- Health, Fitness & Dieting
- Diseases & Physical Ailments
- Epilepsy
- Diseases & Physical Ailments
Publisher : Banks Channel Books
Author : Benjamin, E M
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2000-09-05
Number Of Pages : 204
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1889199044
ISBN-13 : 9781889199047
Item weight : 0.59 lb
Dimensions : 0.54 in x 5.53 in x 8.46 in
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