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, its clear that that position is very much filled by the coachs son, Matt. Alex has the better arm, but Matt has more experience—and the coachs 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 Lions bid for the state championship alive. But just when his star is rising, Alex gets blindsided—the state has started drug testing, and Alexs test comes back positive for steroids. Alex knows thats not right. But he doesnt know if its a mistake—or if someone wants to make sure he cant play.
