Author: Mike Lupica
Pages Read: 0-207 (Finish)
Prompt: Characters
Then main character in the story is Ben McBain. He is one of the nicest characters in a book that I have read about. He is always about the team and helping others. In other words he is very humble. But Ben is short for his age, and all his life he has wanted to be a quarterback. But he has never gotten the job because he was too small. So this year he loses again to Shawn O'Brien who's father is coaching. He tries to help Shawn with his game because he slacks being consistent. Ben helps him because he knows it would help the team. Eventually Shawn is still a jerk and Ben earns the starting position. Shawn is very upset. But the whole time he never really wanted to be quarterback. Ben helps him explain that to Shawn's dad who was a pro quarterback. Ben saves the day in the championship game and everyone is happy.
The next character is Shawn. His father as I earlier said was a pro quarterback. So Shawn feels the pressure to not only play quarterback but has to live up to the expectation that he will be better than his Dad. Shawn never really wanted to play quarterback, he just does it for his father. Shawn doesn't have the best attitude. He is a bad teammate and doesn't appreciate others help. He loses the starting job for QB and is a total jerk to Ben. But Ben still cares so Shawn goes to his father and tells him he wants to and would have more fun playing wide receiver. They win the championship game and Shawn becomes friends with the rest of the team.
The next three minor characters are part of Ben's crew or clique. They are Lily, Sam, and Coop. Sam and Coop both are on the football team. Lily is Ben's friend from when they were little. They called themselves the core four. Lily was the brains. She knew what to say and when to say it. She knew everything about anything and knew how to make someone feel better. Coop was the very talkative one. He was always talking. Sam was more quiet then the rest but would pick on Coop. But they were all great friends. Ben the entire time is always trying to show them to help and be a good teammate. And in the end Shawn becomes part of the team too.
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