QB 1

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of TRAVEL TEAM HEAT and MILLION-DOLLAR THROW comes a cheer-worthy family-friendly football novel set amid the Friday Night Lights world of Texas high school football<br><br>Jake Cullen is a freshman quarterback playing high school football in Texas the high-pressure&#160;land of Friday Night Lights. He is also the brother of Wyatt Cullen who quarterbacked his team to the Texas State Championship last season--not to mention the son of former NFL quarterback and local legend Troy Cullen. To be a Cullen in Texas is to be football royalty . . . which leaves 14-year-old Jake in a Texas-sized shadow. Being a good teammate comes naturally to Jake; being a winner and a celebrity does not. Jake may be a Cullen and he may play quarterback but he is not his brother or his father.&#160; He's just like every other kid: fighting for every ounce of respect awkward around a pretty girl in awe of his famous family and desparate to simultaneously blend in and cast his own shadow. Inspired by the real-life Manning family of quarterbacks and set amid the football-crazy culture of Texas QB 1 is a coming-of-age story perfect for the fan of MILLION-DOLLAR THROW and HEAT.<br>