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Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte

Raiders Night

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Robert Lipsyte

HarperCollins · Ebook · January 26, 2010

What's it mean to think team?

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Who it’s for
A high-school football rise turns into a sharp test of loyalty when the team closes ranks.
Themes
Team loyalty, Betrayal within a team, Standing alone against group pressure
Genres
Football, Coming of Age, Peer Pressure for Teens

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About this book

What's it mean to think team? It means you don't talk team business with anybody who isn't on the team. It means whatever happens inside the team stays inside. It means you can only trust a brother Raider. Any questions? At Nearmont High School, football stars are treated like royalty, and Matt Rydek has just ascended to the throne. He's got it all: hot girls, chill friends, plenty of juice to make him strong, and a winning team poised to go all the way.

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If he can keep his eye on the ball now, his future will be set. But when the team turns on one of its own, should Matt play by Raiders rules, or should he go long alone?

Team Rules

A high-school football rise turns into a sharp test of loyalty when the team closes ranks.

Come here for

  • The pull of locker-room loyalty and the cost of standing apart
  • A sports-centered story with pressure beyond the scoreboard

Expect

  • A high-school football setting where status and trust are tightly bound
  • A dilemma between following team rules and going it alone

Where it sits

Football99%
Coming of Age71%
Peer Pressure for Teens49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Coming of Age
  • YA Horror
  • Bullying for Teens
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  • Depression for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Peer Pressure for Teens
  • Finding Your Footing
Authors
Robert Lipsyte
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 26, 2010
Format
Ebook
Theme
Team loyalty · Betrayal within a team · Standing alone against group pressure
Reading lane
YA Adventure