Bleachers
By John Grisham
About the Author
Josh Grisham born February 8, 1955 is an author, writer, father, and politician. Grisham has published over 20 books and has had a few of them made into movies. Grisham began writing the fiction novel, Bleachers, in 2003 and it was published June 22, 2004
Summary
The book Bleachers is based on four days, and it all revolves around the coach of the local football teams death. Eddie Rake, the coach, is highly respected by everyone in the town, Everyone comes out to give there respect. and The star of the football team Neely Crenshaw is back for the first time in a long time. The coach and Neely had a rough relationship. But he puts that behind him and comes to give respect. When Neely is back in town he begins to hang out with past teammates. Throughout the book they all begin to look back on the good and bad times with Coach Rake.
Character Analysis
Coach Rake
Coach Rake is the highly respected coach around the town. He has over 100 wins and a couple of titles to his name. There was some conflict between Rake and Neely
Neely Crenshaw
One of the main characters who was the starting quarterback for the football team. Neely had a love hate relationship with coach
Paul Curry
Neelys good friend who was co-captain and favorite receiver. Paul took over family business and never left the town
Praise or Pan
I would praise the book because it was about sports and if you like sports you found your book