I recently purchased this book to add to my eighth grade classroom library, and I am sorely disappointed with it. While I believe many of the boys in my room will love it--mainly for its football action and Miles's inner dialogue--I'm sure others will be annoyed with the stereotypical portrayals of a "hard" father, a green-eyed love interest, a "what do you think" teacher, and a trying-too-hard coach. Coy seems to have tackled nothing new in this novel.