Crackback

Crackback By: John Coy

Crack Back
By: John Coy
In football there are a lot of terms that are associated with the game, however, there¿s only one thing that comes from the outside and obliterates you if you don¿t see it in time, a crack back block. The book Crackback is written by John Coy and is centered on the main character, Miles Manning. Miles isn¿t the most intelligent person in his grade, yet alone the most stud-knockout boy either, but there is one special talent that pertains to him. He is 5 foot 8 and weighs 155lbs, and did I forget to mention this boy is really good at football which is why he is a starting junior WR at Confluence High School. This is not an ordinary high school football team, it is an extraordinary one that is the favorite to win their division, conference, and go to State¿s and win them too. Now from being a junior and to have those credentials everyone especially his coaches and his dad are pushing him to get to the top of the mountain and reach his full potential by getting bigger, faster, stronger, and tougher. This boy isn¿t finished there, he is then faced with even bigger and tougher decisions from girls to his friends and best one to his family. The type of theme that best fits this book is overcoming challenges, without a doubt. Miles is faced with football, peer pressure, family issues, girl issues, and friend issues. Yet with all these surrounding issues Miles overcome each challenge that he was faced with and each one he overcame was through choosing the right path. The book showed by not being afraid and not giving in you can overcome. Finally, an appropriate age group for this book would be from grades 6 to 9 because they could relate the most to it and really gain wisdom and knowledge from one he was faced with and what to do when these problems occur.

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Crack Back

The book I chose to do a review on is called Crack Back by John Coy. It is a book about a boy named Miles Manning that plays football for his high school. There is a Homecoming dance coming up and he has no date to go with.
Miles Manning is a high school football player looking to go to college for a football scholarship. His dad is very hard on him and tries to make him a great player. Their head coach announced to the team during practice one day that he has lung cancer and will be sitting out this season. All of the players were in shock and could not believe the terrible news. Coach Stahl, their assistant coach, will be finishing the season as the high schools head coach.
Lucia, a girl that came from Mexico, caught Miles¿s eye the first day she walked in the door at the high school. Miles talks o her a lot and wants her to go to the Homecoming dance with him. He follows her around to the library because he wants to see her. Miles dreams about Lucia while her sleeps. He had never seen such a beautiful girl in his life.
Miles doesn¿t ask Lucia to the dance and decides to go out with a friend to the park and block cars in with road barriers. He has so much fun until a guy comes out of his car and beats Miles up. He eventually found out that Miles played for the high school and couldn¿t wait to see him there. Miles was really scared to see him out because he would get beaten again.
Miles found Lucia at the library and asked her if she would want to go on a date with him? She thought for a second before answering with a yes. Miles was so happy to finally overcome his fears and ask her out. They go to the park and sit by the lake to watch the water flow. Miles leans forward, and ¿ kisses Lucia.
I thought it was a great story for me to read because I am interested in football. Overall, the book was written clearly and painted a clear picture in my mind. I thought that it had a lot of detail to it and never got boring. The climax of the story was great with a lot of detail and felt exciting. I would personally suggest this book to anyone that enjoys sports and how to pick up girls. I LOVED the book and would read it again for the enjoyment.
This book is great and any sports lover would like this book. I enjoyed the book because of the sports. It was full of suspense and scary moments. At the end, it turned out to be a romantic story. I liked the book all the way through it and never gave up on it. I think that I could read different books by John Coy. He is a great author and I hope he never stops writing.

Sports fans must read this

This was a great book!!!!!!!!!!! it really shows the life of a teen and the problems they go through. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS!!!!!!!!

Great book!

Crackback by John Coy is about a guy named Miles Manning. Miles is a football player, but when he finds out that his whole team is using steroids and one of them is his best friend. Zack offers him steroids but Miles refuses, but Zack does not want to be his friend because of it. Miles meets another guy, he teaches him how to peek through cars in the park at night. Miles gets caught and gets beat up for spying on this guy and his girlfriend. He meets this girl, he likes her. He takes her out on a few dates, and she pretty much falls in love with him and so did he. His friend eventually talks to him after the last game, he tells Miles who to cover and to watch out for the crackback. He eventually gets back in the game and leads the team to victory. Coach tells the team he has prostate cancer and the doctor told him to not be in to much stress. He gives up his head coach spot. Another coach takes his spot and he only cares about winning. Miles leads the team to the champion ship and they win.

Crackback by John Coy

In the book Crackback by John Coy Miles Manning is a high school football hero. He has saved some victories and scored a few touchdowns, with a lot of tackles. His team, the Eagles, want to go to the state championships, but in this tough season of football, he has some close encounters and some injuries. I would recommend this to a reader that is over the age of ten and likes football. This was an easy read for me. I rate this book an 8 of 10. Not as much going on as I wanted. Although this book only had 201 pages of reading and an interview with John Coy, it was a good book.

Book Report

"Crackback" was very exciting and teens that love football would love this book. It was very well-written and the plot was outstanding. The book started off with Miles, who is all about football. As the story went on, it became more and more about just living life. It also shows teens that they should not be pressured into doing anything that they do not want to do and should not be doing. Mile's best friend Zach was taking steroids with some of the seniors, but Miles did not want to do it. The two did not talk to each other until the game they needed to get into the playoffs. In order to win that game they had to communicate. They had to settle their differences right there on the field. No matter whether the team won or lost, that friendship was rebuilt at the most needed time.

Good Sports Book

This book can relate to teenage boys. It's a good story where teenage boys face problems like in today's world. Crackback kept my attention and I was interested in it. It's realistic fiction. I bet it can relate to alot of highschool football players.

John Coy makes you not want to put the book down. Sometimes it feels like you're there. His cliffhangers at the end of the chapters are really good. I don't read very often but this book kept me reading. I recommend it to highschool teenagers.

I loved this book because I love football and sports. I would probably recommend it to guys who love football. I didn't think it was boring at all. It's a good story about football and peer pressure. Also, it is about the high school life and the problems teenagers face.

Alot of teenagers would like this book. It has alot of action and its unpredictable. It keep me interested. Great book. I loved it.

great book

the book was so much like real life, I finished it in one day, Im probably going to read it a few more times.

Crackback: Great football story, and the life of a teenager

Miles Manning is the typical teenager. He plays football exceptionally well and is expecting a scholarship offer. His team is even projected as the #3 team in the state. But, sadly the 1st and 2nd string quarterbacks go down with season ending injuries in the first few games of the season. Miles, a defensive player, knows that the defense must step up their game because of the offense's complications. Later, miles is offered some pills that his friends say are just "caffeine", but are supposed to give a burst of energy. He knows that the pills could potentially harm his body so he is scared to take them. He then realizes that his friends are getting noticeably bigger, stronger, and faster. These same kids take pills that help one gain several pounds of mass. Miles decides not to take them to be safe. Later, he finds that their head coach has cancer and is forced to resign. Therefore, coach Stahl takes over the job. He doesn't like Miles Manning one bit. Miles has a choice to keep his starting spot or lose it. Coach Stahl is big on weight lifting, and since Miles doesn't take pills he looks "weak" compared to the rest of his teammates. Miles also works on a family tree project throughout the book and learns more about his family. Also, He begins to like a girl from his class and wants to ask her out. This book shows many real life circumstances and helps Miles to realize the important things in life.
This was an okay book. I loved the part about to football. I would definitely recommend it for any football player who reads for fun. It had a good storyline, and I liked how it wasn't all about football. The story also made real life connections. I didn't really like the ending though. It just seemed too sudden, and it didn't make much sense. Also, I don't really see why a better title could not have been chosen because it really only mentions crackback once or twice.

It was an ok book.

i kinda liked the book because it was about football and it shows you how much pressure can be put on you for high school sports and the pressure on using steriods. this book reminds me alot about Vale and how vales takes it sports very seriously. all in all this was a good book and it shows you that any body can be put in a situation like this.

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For the people who hate to read!

This book crackback was a really good book in my opinion and i cant stand reading. When i read this book i really got into it and just couldnt stop. I like how this book can relate to alot of youg athletes who are considering the use of steroids and i think they need to read this book because it might make them reconsider ther descision on the matter.

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Crackback

If you love sports this is your kind of book. This book is very good for student athletes for young men. This story has the typical teenage boys conflicts such as father son relationships, girls, steroids, and realizing that there is more to life than just the game. Me being a senior in high school i really know how it is to deal with peer pressure and dealing with girls, and playing the game trying to get stronger. Also dealing with homework it's so much, and it is tempting to use muscle enhancements. Every reader is going to love Miles for his humor, his talent, and intelligence. Miles Manning is first team again this year, and he looks forward to a winning season. Little things conspire to make his season less than satisfactory. There's Coach Stahl who never seems satisfied with his plays, rather like Miles' dad who seldom has a kind word. Then, his best friend encourages him to use steroids to build muscle. When Miles doesn't, his friend abandons him. A blown play lands Miles on the second team. But, an interesting assignment on immigration and family genealogy brings Miles back to a sense of himself and to a new relationship with Sam and the lovely Lucia. This was a really great book so i RECOMMEND it.

good

What I liked about the characters were they always changed and tried helping people out. They showed that they cared for team mates. How they wanted people there team mates to get better and cared for each other. They could have focused on one problem because there was too many problems for the one kid. One is when he got turned downed by a girl. Another is when he was taking pills to get better at football. Also his dad was always on him to be the best football player. I would recommend this book to a student that likes sports. Any athlete that plays any sport.

very good and a book you can relate to

I really enjoyed this book because its about an average teenage life with some twists and turns. I also lliked how i can relate to this book in different ways.

MUST READ

Crackback is a awesome novel. Read it. If you don't you'll be sorry. I will personally come to your house and say read this book. That would not be good

Good book

I recently experienced reading the book Crackback, by John Coy for a reading assignment in my English class. The book suites a wide variety of audiences but it mostly relates to high school student athletes. This book addresses real life problems like drugs, alcohol, death, parties, work, and family life. The book is about the character Miles who is a high school student athlete. He has the good life until his football coach, coach Sepoltsky must retire due to illness, and then everything goes wrong. A new coach, coach Stahl, takes over and despises him. His football career is crushed as he looses his starting position but throughout the rest of the book he discovers himself. When he sort of removes himself from football he discovers a new aspect of life. He makes new friends and does things a normal teenager does. He even musters up the courage to ask a girl, Lucia to go on a date. In his social studies class they are learning about his ancestry and he does a family tree project. The project relates to the theme of discovering himself. When he puts time into learning about his relatives he discovers new branches of his family. When he loses his starting position he discovers a new aspect of life. That project ties into the story throughout the book. Overall the book got a four out of five. I liked the way the author addressed real life issues and really had an accurate point of view. The book gets four stars because of its attention to detail and addressing important real life lessons. It doesn¿t get a five because I thought the ending wrapped up a little too quickly.

Crackback by John Coy

Crackback is a book that is addressed to kids in their early teenage years. It is about Miles Manning, a high school student who, at first, thought that football is everything, but then he realizes that it is not. He realizes this because he used to be a starter and he thought that he was the king of the world, but then his coach gets cancer and has to quit. The new coach of the football team hates Miles and then takes him out of the starting lineup. After this, Miles realizes that football is not everything and that there are more important things in life. I think that the message in this book is that people should not only focus on sports because one game and you might not play any more. So I think that the book is trying to tell people to always remember what is really important in life. I thought that the general plot of the story was okay because I like football, but I was very disappointed in the ending. After the decent plot, I thought that there was going to be a great ending to bring the story up, but there wasn¿t. Because the story was just okay and the ending wasn¿t very good, I would give the story three out of five stars.

Crackback

Crackback written by John Coy is a realistic fiction book. Crackback was a fantastic book. It was definitely the best book I¿ve ever read. It will make you keep wanting to read it and when its done you¿ll be begging for more. The story of Crackback takes place present day, New York. Most of the time though, the setting is on the football field. Miles Manning, the main character, is pressured into taking steroids from his long time friend Zach. Miles doesn¿t want to take them, but everyone else is so they can get stronger for football. Miles also doesn¿t want to ruin his friendship with Zach because Zach is on a lot of steroids. Miles, who¿s has been getting suckered into taking steroids, meets the girl of his dreams named Lucy who helps get his mind off of the roids. Miles father, who is a very big football fan and player, only wants hard workers and not cheaters and steroids are cheating and Miles knows that. A negative though is Miles favorite coach has cancer and Coach Stahl has to take over. Stahl pulls Miles from the starting lineup and this makes Miles angry and even makes him think about the steroids. John Coy, the author of Crackback, doesn¿t use strong vocab, but easily captures the readers attention. His point of view on sports is defiantly what many people think toady. The author has sentences that flow smoothly and don¿t get you confused. John Coy is a simple, but sweet author. This book is perfect for all football fans. It could be fun for people who like to read and don¿t. You will see how some kids work very hard, but don¿t get what they want. It will also teach you the right thing to do in this kind of situation. This is my favorite book and is an easy read.

This is the best football book ever!!!!!

Crackback was the best book I ever read. It has everything. It shows you the peer pressure in sports of how you are pressured to become the best you can be. Also it has relationship problems between a kid and his Dad. If you are a sports fan this is a must read.

SMS

This book was pretty good. It kept you reading and put you in the position of what a good football player can sometimes do to make himself better. If you'd like to see what kind of life a football player has, read this book.