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Don't Know Tough
Don't Know Tough
Author: Eli Cranor
In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother’s abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a lin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781641293457
ISBN-10: 1641293454
Publication Date: 3/8/2022
Pages: 336
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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Soho Crime
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 14
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I finished this book in one night. It reads like a Shakespearean tragedy mixed with Southern noir. The chapters written in Billy's voice are heartbreaking. There is a whodunnit mystery, but the strength of this book is how it deomonstrates the importance of sports to a rural town that has nothing else to cheer for and ultimately the bonds of blood and family.

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