Young Adult

The Last Play of the Season

An Achingly Real YA Novel of First Love and a Second Chance, and the Summer That Made HerBy Lewis B. Aldermoor

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Length7h 14m

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Everyone thinks Jake Calloway has it all. They're not watching the sideline. The summer before senior year was supposed to be Jake's victory lap — D1 scouts circling, a state title within reach, and the kind of first love with Marisol that feels like catching lightning in a bottle. He's worked his entire life for this moment. Every perfect spiral, every early morning in the weight room, every Friday night under stadium lights. But every pass Jake throws is shadowed by his father's voice. A former gridiron legend who treats Jake's career like his own second chance. A man who sees a scoreboard where his sons should be. When Jake's chronically ill little brother Cody collapses at preseason practice and doctors deliver a grim warning — one more hard hit to his fragile heart could be fatal — Jake waits for his father to finally put family first. Instead, his father pushes Cody harder. He hides medical clearances. He demands both sons chase the ring at any cost. He calls it toughness. He calls it legacy. Jake calls it what it is: a trap closing around someone he loves. Now Jake is caught in the most brutal play of his life — one with no good option. Expose his father's obsession and blow his family apart. Or stay silent and risk losing the brother he taught to throw a football before the kid could even tie his cleats. As the championship game looms, Jake begins to understand what the last play of his career will have to be: a deliberate, season-ending mistake. One that will torch his scholarship, shatter his father's approval, and brand him a failure in front of every scout he ever dreamed of impressing. Because some wins cost more than losing. The Last Play of the Season is a raw and emotionally charged YA sports novel about first love, family sacrifice, the pressure of athletic legacy, and the courage it takes to choose the person over the prize. Perfect for readers who love coming-of-age stories, Friday night lights drama, teen athlete fiction, and the emotional honesty of Cade Buckley and Carl Deuker. An unforgettable, heart-cracking coming-of-age story.

Family Coming of Age Healing Redemption Betrayal Identity Rebellion Journey Conspiracy Hero Psychological