Gym Candy

Carl Deuker

Sept 2008 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this eBook

“Look, Mick,” he said, “you’re going to find out from somebody in the gym, so you might as well find out from me. Those supplements you’re taking? They might get you a little bigger, but just a little. If you’re after serious results, there’s other stuff that produces better results much faster, stuff that a lot of guys in the gym use.” “What other stuff?” “You know what I’m talking about—gym candy.”

Runningback Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking into the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster?
This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring—and often unforgiving—stadium lights.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book a few years ago. And I read it again in a week. I really like how mick is and tells u exactly how he feels breaking through tackles and scoring how it feels with the xtr in his system! I love 5 stars easy.

If I had to describe this book in a word I would use the word "gripping". Because start to finish all you want to know is what happens next.

Great book! As a Washington football player, it was awesome reading about the game in the Kingdome and picturing Woodinville losing ;) great storyline, very realistic!

About the author

Carl Deuker is the author of many sports novels, including On the Devil's Court, Heart of a Champion, and Painting the Black, all of which were selected as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington.