Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs. Sep 22, 2008 gym candy paperback sep 22 2008 by carl deuker author 4. Houghton mifflin is a bold and powerful look at the temptations and consequences of steroid use. His first novel, on the devils court, was published in 1989. Deuker, a seasoned and awardwinning sports fiction writer, skillfully climbs into the mind of a young athlete pushed to his breaking point and bent on winning, no matter the cost to his body, mind, and soul. Gym candy by carl deuker is about a high school football players journey into taking steroids and struggling to quit. Carl deuker has 12 books on goodreads with 38114 ratings. A paperback edition is available april 1, 2007 from little, brown. The audience will almost be able to smell the sweat and feel the hits through deukers vivid writing. I grabbed this book because of its cover and how the book related to football, but after i read it, i realized that this book is more about just a football game. Jun 11, 20 listen to gym candy audiobook by carl deuker. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read heart of a champion. Ya book of the year in pennsylvania, nebraska, and tennessee.
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As a young boy, he spent many hours in the creek behind his house and in the wooded area west of his house. Gym candy and millions of other books are available for instant access. The rest of the book deals with his struggles to give up on the drug. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Carl deuker audio books carl deuker is the critically acclaimed author of payback time, gym candy, and runner, which was a booklist top 10 sports book. He describes his younger self as a classic secondstringer. I grabbed diver by the shoulder and pinned him against the locker. Asked in oscars what actors and actresses appeared in the best of john candy.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Carl deuker born august 26, 1950 is an author of young adult novels. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Gym candy by carl deuker overdrive rakuten overdrive. Attending shilshole high school in seattle, washington, mick johnson is the son of mike johnson, a former college star and nfl player whose career was ended by an injury. Look, mick, he said, youre going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Mainly he kicked around with his friend paul garibaldi, looking for frogs and lizards and the occasional snake. But after being tackled just short of the end zone in a big game, mick begins using gym candy, or steroids. Following an encounter with an employee at a local gym, mick begins to use steroids. Teens will cheer on mick as he goes after football glory with all that he has in him.
Gym candy has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Order our gym candy study guide carl deuker this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of gym candy. Sign in to download and listen to this audiobook today. As a result of this he gets sucked in to the life of steroids. I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. Gym candy by carl deuker starts with mick johnson playing football through out his childhood. Read gym candy by carl deuker available from rakuten kobo. Carl deuker is a celebrated author of topflight sports writing matched to uncommonly perceptive comingofage stories. Who are the characters in runner by carl deuker answers. The title of this book is payback time and it was written by carl deuker. Carl deukers novel gym candy details the rise and fall of high school football star mick johnson. Carl deuker was raised in redwood city, california, the son of jack deuker and marie milligan deuker. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. If youre after serious results, theres other stuff that produces better results much faster, stuff that a lot of guys in the gym use.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. Carl deuker s novel gym candy details the rise and fall of high school football star mick johnson. This novel, written by carl deuker, addresses issues surrounding the use of steroids dubbed gym candy by teenage athletes. Gym candy by carl deuker scholastic books for kids.
Night hoops is out in a new edition with excellent paper and print quality. Click to hear a short selection from swagger read aloud by carl deuker short 4. Written by carl deuker, audiobook narrated by stafford clarkprice. Published by hmh books for young readers 2008 isbn 10. Author carl deuker does a fantastic job capturing the action from the first down to the final touchdown. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. See all books authored by carl deuker, including gym candy, and heart of a champion, and more on thriftbooks.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. What are the characters in the book gym candy answers. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Gym candy mick johnson is determined not to make the same mistakes his father, a failed football hero, made. Sergeant street, philadelphia, pa, the home of his grandparents maggy and joe milligan. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. Carl deuker s gym candy, published in 2007, follows the challenges faced by high school student mick johnson. As his football career goes on, things start to get more competitive. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. In the beginning, the protaginist, mick johnson, struggles to become stronger when all of his teamates are counting on him, in the middle, he begins took. This 47page guide for gym candy by carl deuker includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 62 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Gym candy ebook by carl deuker 9780547348971 rakuten kobo. Carl deukers gym candy, published in 2007, follows the challenges faced by high school student mick johnson.
Buy the paperback book gym candy by carl deuker at indigo. They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. Marian is now a senior in college at a small school in massachusetts. Carl deukers official website young adult novels by. Gym candy paperback sep 22 2008 by carl deuker author 4. Instead of letting him do it, i lost it, like a volcano that erupts without warning. Asked in the kite runner what do the main characters in the kite runner play.
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