Bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein kicks off a new series for middle grade featuring Alex Myers a student athlete who tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town Alex Myers is a quarterback but from the first day of football practice itrsquos clear that that position is very much filled by the coachrsquos son Matt Alex has the better arm but Matt has more experiencemdashand the coachrsquos loyalty Alex finally gets a chance to show what he can do when Matt is injured and he helps win a key game to keep the Lionsrsquo bid for the state championship alive But just when his star is rising Alex gets blindsidedmdashthe state has started drug testing and Alexrsquos test comes back positive for steroids Alex knows thatrsquos not right But he doesnrsquot know if itrsquos a mistakemdashor if someone wants to make sure he canrsquot play John Feinstein has been praised as ldquothe best writer of sports books in America todayrdquo The Boston Globe and this first installment in the Triple Threat series is his most thrilling and suspenseful novel yet Fans of Mike Lupica Tim Green and Paul Volponi will want to check out The Walk On and its companion The Sixth Man ldquoA cliffhanger of a football novel bristling with social personal familial and ethical issues to complement the gridiron action All the goods for the sports enthusiastmdashand morerdquo mdashKirkus ReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.
