But when Brett suffers a terrible concussion, Wyatt must decide if keeping his brother's secret is worth risking his scholarship future. Now that their team has gained national attention, a big win could be just what the small town needs in order to rebound from a fishing season that has been devastated by Red Tide. It's his last chance to build a relationship with his older brother Brett, the star quarterback, before he leaves for college. Wyatt has wanted nothing more than to play football on Grayport's championship-winning team. The football stadium itself is set on a rocky bluff overlooking the ocean and Wyatt describes hearing the ocean waves crash against a stone embankment “like a communal fiant and surviving despite it all.A darkly comic high-school drama about brotherhood, body image, concussions, and toxic masculinity from Eric Kester, the Boston Globe bestselling adult author of That Book About Harvard. The author deftly paints a clear picture of Grayport as a worn-down coastal town, which creates a perfect backdrop for the story. Wyatt’s self-deprecating wit is used as a shield from a seemingly distant older brother, an alcoholic father, and a football team fueled by toxic masculinity. Tough topics such as body image, poverty, and bravery are treated with equal parts humor and sincerity.
Wyatt struggles with the impossible conundrum of deciding what’s more important: saving his brother from a potentially irreversible injury or saving Grayport from even more hardship.
It’s the only chance the team has to win and help the town recover from a resurgence of red tide. When Brett suffers a concussion during a game, he begs Wyatt not to tell and ruin his chance to play in a televised game against Grayport’s rival team.
That, and it’s his only chance to bond with his brother Brett, the star quarterback. Which is why making the team is so important to Wyatt Parker. Gr 8 Up–In the fishing town of Grayport, only two things matter: having a blue-collar sense of toughness, and football.
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