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A Reason to Try (Paperback)

by Tom LaLumiere (Author)
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  • Paperback: 273 pages
  • Publisher: PublishAmerica (10 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1424194369
  • ISBN-13: 978-1424194360
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 2 cm
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Coming from a troubled home and a problematic childhood, Brian Coulombe was the last person anyone thought would achieve anything at Cavalcade High School back in 1981. After a near-death experience jolts him back to reality and he discovers his affections for one of his female teammates, he finds within himself a desire to strive higher and work harder. Beginning as a sophomore and all the way through his senior year, Brian learns how to do the most difficult event in track and field: the pole-vault. In his efforts to reach his goals, he learns that working inside the rules is what allows him to soar. But when his dream girl finally tells him "no," he slips back outside the rules and must work to rebuild his world. With the help of his friends and his desire to become the best, he learns that there is always a reason to try.


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Although this novel is rightly placed in the sports-fiction genre, it is not so much about the sports (Track & Field/Swimming) as it is about the athlete. Instead of focusing on the main character as some sort of he-man working towards a lofty goal, it focuses on the main character as a young man taking control of his world and then dealing with the consequences of his actions.

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