SuitabookTwo-Minute Drill
Mike Lupica
- Reading
- Try reading a little at a time, then pause to discuss how the boys’ friendship is developing and whether the school or football parts are holding your reader’s interest.
- Themes
- Dyslexia and school: The book addresses dyslexia and school; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship across different strengths: Scott is described as the new boy with a strong academic ability who struggles with football, while Chris is the team’s star quarterback. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Dyslexia is part of Chris’s character, and Scott is described as struggling with football. How these experiences are portrayed in detail is not clear.