Copyright Date:
2007
Edition Date:
2007
Release Date:
05/18/08
Pages:
304 pages
ISBN:
0-310-28678-6
ISBN 13:
978-0-310-28678-3
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2007026414
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
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Aaron Hill is a star quarterback for the 49ers, and he has fans aplenty, especially women. But why does his world feel so incomplete? Enter Derrick Anderson, a past-his-prime quarterback with multiple Super Bowl rings whom the 49ers' coach hires to mentor the troubled Aaron t on the field but between Sundays. Derrick has his own reasons for wanting to get to the Super Bowl one more time, his aging knees notwithstanding. What inspires both men is the wonderment of a little boy, Cory, and his foster mom, Megan Gunn, who, despite hardship, loves life, football, and God. And Cory carries a secret that just might prompt the recalcitrant Aaron to change his ways. This is Christian fiction with a solid, character-driven core, and even those not attuned to the message will find themselves hoping Aaron doesn't disappoint a little boy with so much riding on whether a quarterback can get his life together. The message intrudes a bit d, yes, there are some clichés on the gridiron t Kingsbury will win over anyone at all sympathetic to a story that combines family, faith, and football.
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Aaron Hill has it all--athletic good looks and the many privileges of a star quarterback. His Sundays are spent playing NFL football in front of a televised audience of millions. But Aaron's about to receive an unexpected handoff, one that will give him a whole new view of his self-centered life. Derrick Anderson is a family man who volunteers his time with foster kids while sustaining a long career as a pro football player. But now he's looking for a miracle. He must act as team mentor while still striving for the one thing that matters most this season--keeping a promise he made years ago. Megan Gunn works two jobs and spends her spare time helping at the youth center. Much of what she does, she does for the one boy for whom she is everything--a foster child whose dying mother left him in Megan's care. Now she wants to adopt him, but one obstacle stands in the way. Her foster son, Cory, is convinced that 49ers quarterback Aaron Hill is his father. Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they're about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice. Because in the end life isn't defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but how we live it between Sundays.