{"product_id":"gym-candy-9780547076317","title":"Gym Candy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning novelist Carl Deuker comes a gritty, heart-wrenching story about high school football, self-acceptance, and the pressures that come with being the best at any cost.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Look, Mick,\" he said, \"you're going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Those supplements you're taking? They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. If you're after serious results, there's other stuff that produces better results much faster, stuff that a lot of guys in the gym use.\" \"What other stuff?\" \"You know what I'm talking about--gym candy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking into the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn't look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring--and often unforgiving--stadium lights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Deuker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547076317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e117053 \/ Gym Candy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeuker, Carl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Deuker\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of many sports novels, including \u003cem\u003eOn the Devil's Court\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Heart of a Champion\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePainting the Black\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eall of which were selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carl Deuker \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48912858251421,"sku":"9780547076317","price":19.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0cabce10-e9be-4977-824d-695502646cf4.jpg?v=1789547631","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/gym-candy-9780547076317","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}