Hometown legend /

Jenkins, Jerry B.

Hometown legend / Jerry B. Jenkins. - New York : Warner Books, c2001. - 303 p. ; 24 cm.

Athens City, Alabama, is a town that lost its heart the day the high school football team lost the state championship & suffered a tragedy. Since that night, the town that once enjoyed superstar status has fallen on hard times. Now, years later, the former coach returns to head up one final season aided by a local who tells the story with a fresh voice. Together, they fight Goliath & learn that love & reconciliation are more important than winning ever could be. It is heartwarming storytelling that Jenkins fans have come to love.

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Football coaches--Fiction.
High school students--Fiction.
Parent and child--Fiction.
Football players--Fiction.
School sports--Fiction.


Alabama--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.
Football stories.
Bildungsromans.

PS 3560 .E485 / H66 2001