The inhabitants of Last Chance, New Mexico,
could not be
more pleased. Dr. Jessica McLeod has opened an office
right on Main
Street. Andy Ryan, the best athlete the little town ever
produced,
has ended his short career in the NFL and has come home
to coach the
mighty Pumas of Last Chance High. Unfortunately, Dr. Jess
immediately
gets off on the wrong foot when she admits that she's
never seen a
football game, isn't really interested in doing so, and,
in fact,
doesn't know a first down from a home run. Meanwhile,
Coach Ryan is
discovering that it's not easy to balance atop the
pedestal the town
has put him on. When this unlikely pair is drawn together
over the
future of a young player--whose gifts may lie in the
laboratory
rather than on the football field--they begin to wonder
if they might
have a future together as well.
With the flair that has made her Last Chance books a
favorite among
readers of contemporary fiction, Cathleen Armstrong draws
on the
passion Americans have for the traditions of small-town
high school
football.
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