Jomo Rodgers is a good football player, but his size hinders him from being great like his best friend and team mate, Jayson Caldwell. After losing the final game in a grueling season, his coach talks to him about his commitment to the game and encourages him to train during the off season so he can add muscle to his slight frame. With the help of a trainer, Jomo works hard at lifting weights and is making sure, steady progress. But he grows impatient. Jomo doesn’t want to wait to SEE the results of his hard work. Against his better judgment, he secretly begins to take illegal performance enhancing drugs - steroids. As his game improves and he gets favorable notice by his coaches and local sports writers, his life spirals out of control. He becomes a person that those closest to him do not recognize. He thinks he has a handle on things and can quit when he wants to, but can he? Teens that enjoy fast-past, action-filled stories will enjoy McKissack’s excellent work.
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