Playing a Virginia Moon

By Peter J. Neumann

This strikingly insightful novel for young adults is an unusual mix of suspenseful sports drama and psychological exploration. Chet Tralek, the high school's top cross-country runner, desperately wants to win the Counties meet and beat the school record held by the legendary Johnny Fiske. But he had not counted on so many obstacles. First, he has a rival on his own team: Jimmy Fiske, the younger brother of Johnny. Then Chet meets the flirtatious Maggie, an intriguing field hockey player. Suddenly he has new and complicated goals and wonders. The lyrical portrait of an intense young man as he faces a pivotal season in his life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395665620
• ISBN13: 9780395665626
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher