Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald, 286 pages. Amulet, 2018. $17.
Language: PG (2 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (mentions violence)
BUYING RECOMMENDATION: MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
No one except those who were there knows for sure what happened during the Rookie Rumble, but one of the freshmen, Teddy, is in a coma and another, Ethan, won’t see or talk to anyone.
Written through transcripts of texts and message boards, plus free verse formatted conversations. The on-point look at the pervasive nature of hazing, the good-old-boys-network of silence, the football-is-king mentality is pertinent and compelling.What a change from Greenwald’s previous topics and breezy, humorous style. I have to wonder if he has been personally affected by such an incident.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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