Dinged - (The Game Changer) by Tommy Greenwald

Book Synopsis

In the gripping companion to Tommy Greenwald's award-winning novel Game Changer, a star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport--now in paperback

Caleb Springer is the up-and-coming star freshman quarterback on the high school football team, which isn't a surprise considering his dad, Sammy Springer, was an NFL superstar and is now the town celebrity. College scouts are already snooping around Caleb and his future seems set.

But just as Caleb's glory days begin, his dad starts to change. He's forgetting things and getting angry at random times. Caleb is forced to confront a bleak possibility: The sport that gives him so much status and self-worth might be the cause of his dad's strange behavior.

Will Caleb keep playing the sport of his dreams, even if he knows how dangerous it can be?

Review Quotes

"The author folds frightening scenes with an injured teammate and another ex-NFL player into the story as he takes his confused protagonist through the championship game to a decision that may be smart even if just possibly too late... A cogent cautionary tale."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

Tommy Greenwald's sports novels for young readers, which include Game Changer and its companion novels Rivals, Dinged, and The Right Call, have been on thirty-one state lists, won four state book awards, and have been Amazon Best Book, YALSA Top Ten and Junior Library Guild selections. Greenwald is also the author of the Good Sports League series, among many other books for children. In his day-job, he is the cofounder of Spotco Advertising, a theatrical and entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter (with Andrew Lippa) of John & Jen, an off-Broadway musical that has been produced around the country and internationally. To read woefully outdated information about Greenwald, visit tommygreenwald.com. He lives in Connecticut.