Game Changer

My daughter read Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald for her Battle of the Books club at school and was super into it and finished it in a day, so I decided to give it a read too. The book description says, "Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma, fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery—and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident. Was this the inevitable result of playing a violent sport, or did something more sinister happen on the field that day?"

This was a good read. It was a fun format (Amazon describes it as "an innovative multimedia format combining dialogue, texts, newspaper articles, interview transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy’s inner thoughts"), which made it a quick read. The story was definitely engaging and made you want to keep reading to see what was going on and get the truth. I was annoyed by some of the characters (like the parents constantly fighting), but I thought the book was thought-provoking and addressed some issues to be considered surrounding football and hazing.

* * (2/3 = Liked it)