Losing is not an option

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Ron is watcher, it seems. He watches his pick-up basketball team--five guys trying to fit together on the court. He watches Dawn on the dance floor, and that tiny star tattoo on her shoulder. He watches Darby run, her short legs all sweat and muscle. He watches his friends veer off--and up--into popularity. He watches his dad move in with his grandmother and make do. But he's more than a watcher: He's a hustler on the court, a free-thrower, a poet, a poker player, a rule breaker, a loving grandson, a runner, and a ruthless competitor in those eight laps around the track--the 3200 meter. In nine interwoven stories, award-winning author Rich Wallace brings a small-town high school to life through the sharp, spare voice--and the heart-pounding defeats and triumphs--of an athlete.From the Hardcover edition.

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Eleven episodes in the life of a young man, from sneaking into his tenth football game in a row with his best friend in sixth grade to running his last high school race, the Pennsylvania state championships.

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Other Editions

• Losing is not an option: storiesKnopf Books for Young Readers2003-01-01
• Losing Is Not an OptionTurtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media2005-11-01
• Losing Is Not an OptionTandem Library2005-11-01
• Losing Is Not an OptionLaurel Leaf2005-11-08
• Losing Is Not an OptioneBookRandom House Children's Books2009-01-01