Twelve Days In August
  • Published:
    Oct-2004
  • Formats:
    Print
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    202
  • Age Level:
    04-12
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When Alex Beekman and his twin sister, Rita, move to town, Alex threatens sixteen-year-old Todd O'Connor's position on the varsity soccer team, as well as that of Randy Tovitch, the star striker. Randy starts a name-calling campaign, calling Alex "a fag" in order to force him from the team. As team members choose sides, Todd faces the loss of his girlfriend and learns a painful family secret from his beloved uncle. Will Todd cave in to peer pressure--or will he get off the fence and find a way to "do the right thing?"

"Terrific pacing and a real sense of what makes people tick."
--"Kirkus"

"Sports fiction gains a new dimension with this soccer-based tale of gay prejudice, hypocrisy, and competition."
--SLJ Starred review.

Selected for the ALA list of "Books for the Reluctant Reader."

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    • Oct-2004
    • iUniverse
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0595331882
    • ISBN13: 9780595331888



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