Pop by Gordon Korman
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen (August 25, 2009)
Cautions: family death

Kiwi Magazine Review:
The clues are all there, but it takes the new kid on the block to figure out that the town’s hero — a famous NFL player — is slowly deteriorating, potentially from the punishment of his glory days in football. This book is an melange of teen angst, compassion between friends and the sad decline of a brilliant athlete.

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