gym candy Ben Wilkerson

The book I read is called Gym Candy by Carl Deuker. I read the whole book and the story is about a boy named Mick Johnson and his dad was a star running back in college so the only thing he knows is football. as he enters high school he wants to get bigger so he can get the starting running back spot. So he resorts to using steroids over the summer and comes back weighing almost 200 pounds. His best friend gets suspicious and finds out the truth. Well Mick can't take it and he goes crazy and ends up hurting himself. I think this is a good book because it shoes the struggle that high school football players go through. I think the reason why the author wrote this book is to get across to young athletes that winning isn't everything and you don't have to cheat to be successful. I think Mick is the best character because he is the most humble teenager iv'e ever seen and his dedication to football is amazing. A quote from the book is "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing". And that plays an important role in this story.