Fatal Fall — Mark Elswick

Have you ever met Kyle Trumball. In addition to being a straight-A student, he's the most heavily recruited high school football player in the nation. The Kid has the world at his feet. During his senior season, Kyle receives his fourth concussion in five years. It's no big deal, right? It's just a minor concussion. Then, over four-thousand spectators are so into the game, they don't notice Kyle return. When they finally do, they stand, point, and cheer. Their hero is returning to the game…how can he? The fanatic screams turn to enigmatic silence almost instantly. They all gasp in horror. Meet Kyle Trumball? Chances are you already have. You may have seen him on TV. He could be the boy featured in the newspaper after Friday's game. Then, again, he might be on your son's team. You, too, will be gasping for air as Mark Elswick magically creates fiction from fact. Fatal Fall is fictional today, but tomorrow …