Author: Coach Clair Bee
Publisher: Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers
Pub. Date: 1999
ISBN: 0-8054-1994-2
Pages: 191 (large-size print)
Series: Chip Hilton Sports Series #12
Summary: Chip Hilton, a star quarterback with State University's football team, spends the summer working at camp All-America, where he meets Phlip Whittemore, a star receiver, who will be joining State in the Fall. Despite his athletic ability, Whittemore (Whitty) never seems to be around when there is an emergency. It's up to Chip to help face his fears and become a key member of State's team.
Major Characters: Chip Hilton (QB, 19), Philip Whittemore (WR, 21), Coach Ralston (Head Coach), Coach Rockwell (1st Assistant), Frank Dodd (Camp Instructor), Bill Smith (Chip's Boss at Camp)
Comments: Revival of a series from the 1950s and 60s. Written by a former college and professional basketball coach, who is also a member of the NCAA Hall of Fame. The books were designed to help build moral character, using sports as a vehicle. They also praised patriotism and self-sacrifice. You can learn a lot about how to play sports from the books, but if you are not already familiar with the game, it can be hard to follow when games and plays are being described. The book was obviously written with a male audience in mind. There were only three female characters in the whole book, and they only played very minor roles. The stories have been updated to fit the modern game, but the style of writing still feels a little old fashioned. Personally, I didn't like how one of the characters, Jimmie Dodd, was made to feel second-rate because he preferred baseball to football.
Genre: Sports fiction
Age Level: 12+
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