Eddie: The Freshman Year

By Robert E. Zee

Eddie and Mark, in the eighth grade, are up against their arch rival, Centerville Middle School, in the last track meet of the season. Running against some square-jawed guy who is one of the fastest sprinters in the division, Eddie and Mark have their work cut out for them. Present during the final meet of the season is Mr. Frazier, the high school track coach, who gets a first hand look at next year's talent.Entering high school as freshmen, Eddie and Mark are extensively working out to secure a place on the high school track team. After all, the competition in high school is far beyond that of middle school where everything was fun and games. During tryouts, Eddie and Mark come face to face with the high school's star sprinter, Paul Mahoney. Axel Braden, running a sub 60-second 440-yard dash, Eric Johnson, who runs any race from the 100-yard dash to the mile, Gary Mitchell, the school's distance star, and Robert Bradshaw, the shot-put star, all hope to make the high school track team. But, do they all have what it takes?The track and field season opens, and the high school's track team is the strongest it has ever been. Blessed with amazing talent, Mr. Frazier, who almost made the Olympics in his day, is finally able to display his own talent as a coach. The team is not only extremely competent on the track, but equally competent at psychological warfare. On the track, the team functions as a well-oiled precision machine. Off the track, some of the interactions between the team members are not quite as refined. Drama ensues during the entire season, on the track and off, causing heated contention between some of the athletes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1987451724
• ISBN13: 9781987451726
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"