Dinged
A Game Changer Companion Novel
Harry N. Abrams · Print & ebook · March 25, 2025
In Tommy Greenwald’s Dinged, the companion novel to the acclaimed hit Game Changer, a star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport.
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- Who it’s for
- A young quarterback’s hopes meet a difficult question about the sport he loves.
- Genres
- Football Stories, Parent-Child Stories, Illness & Injury
- Published
- Harry N. Abrams, March 25, 2025
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In Tommy Greenwald’s Dinged, the companion novel to the acclaimed hit Game Changer, a star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport. Caleb Springer is the up-and-coming star freshman quarterback on the high school football team, which isn’t a surprise considering his dad, Sammy Springer, was an NFL superstar and is now the town celebrity. College scouts are already snooping around Caleb, and his future seems set.
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But just as Caleb’s glory days begin, his dad starts to change. He’s forgetting things and getting angry at random times. Caleb is soon forced to confront a bleak possibility: The sport that gives him so much status and self-worth might be the cause of his dad’s strange behavior. Will Caleb keep playing the sport of his dreams, even if he knows how dangerous it can be? “A talented high school quarterback weighs gridiron glory against the scary possibility of permanent brain damage... A cogent cautionary tale.” —Kirkus
Beyond the Field
A young quarterback’s hopes meet a difficult question about the sport he loves.
Come here for
- Football ambition complicated by a father’s worsening injuries
- A parent-child story with real stakes beyond the field
Expect
- The pull between football, identity, and family
- A serious look at the risks of the game
Where it sits
| Illness & Injury | 73% |
|---|---|
| Football Stories | 64% |
| Parent-Child Stories | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Parent-Child Stories
- Illness & Injury
- Football Stories
- Authors
- Tommy Greenwald
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Published
- March 25, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Parent-Child Stories