Backfield Boys

A Football Mystery in Black and White

Fiction - YA, Sports, Kids, Teen, Social Issues, General Fiction
Cover of the book Backfield Boys by John Feinstein, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Author: John Feinstein ISBN: 9780374305932
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication: August 29, 2017
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Language: English
Author: John Feinstein
ISBN: 9780374305932
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication: August 29, 2017
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Language: English

In Backfield Boys, renowned sports journalist and *New York Times–*bestselling author John Feinstein tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.

Freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson are a perfect pair: Jason is a blazing-fast wide-receiver, while his best friend Tom has all the skills a standout quarterback needs. After summer football camp at an elite sports-focused boarding school, the boys are thrilled to be invited back with full-ride scholarships.

But on day one of practice, they’re shocked when the team's coaching staff makes Tom, a black kid, a receiver and Jason, a white kid, a quarterback. Confronted with mounting evidence of deep-seated racial bias, the boys speak out, risking their scholarships and chances to play. As tensions ratchet up with coaches and other players, Tom and Jason must decide how much they're willing to lose in a conflict with powerful forces that has nothing—and everything—to do with the game they love.

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In Backfield Boys, renowned sports journalist and *New York Times–*bestselling author John Feinstein tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.

Freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson are a perfect pair: Jason is a blazing-fast wide-receiver, while his best friend Tom has all the skills a standout quarterback needs. After summer football camp at an elite sports-focused boarding school, the boys are thrilled to be invited back with full-ride scholarships.

But on day one of practice, they’re shocked when the team's coaching staff makes Tom, a black kid, a receiver and Jason, a white kid, a quarterback. Confronted with mounting evidence of deep-seated racial bias, the boys speak out, risking their scholarships and chances to play. As tensions ratchet up with coaches and other players, Tom and Jason must decide how much they're willing to lose in a conflict with powerful forces that has nothing—and everything—to do with the game they love.

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