Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

I’m doing my book review on Gym Candy by: Carl Deuker. I thought that this book was very interesting. It is about a guy named Mick Johnson. He is a great football player. His dad Mike was a great football player as well. He played for the Washington Huskies and later went to the NFL. As a child Mick had to be the best not only because his dad was great but because his dad demanded perfection. Once in high school Mick was going to be the best. But after spring training he was named second string running back. He and his dad were very upset. When at the last game the first string couldn’t play. So Mick got his chance to shine. The game was the biggest game of the entire season. It was for the championship. He was doing great the entire game. It came done to the last play of the game. They had the ball on the one yard line. He got the ball ran to the outside and got tackled one foot short of the endzone. Everyone was calling him weak. He wanted to get strong really fast. He tried lifting weights and he wasn’t growing fast enough so he decided to take steroids. You will have to read to find out if he get caught or not. The Booklist says, “Deuker skillfully complements a sobering message with plenty of exciting on-field action.” This book is for young adults. My favorite quote from this book is “I zigged when he was expecting a zag, and I was by him.”

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