Hey you all just letting you know that Crash by Jerry Sponelli is now up for validation. Should be an easy validation, as well, I fixed all the errors I could find. From the book Jacket: LET THE GAMES BEGIN... First day of practice. I couldn't wait to put the pads on. But first we had business with Webb. Yesterday Mike said to me, "Do you believe we been in school this long and didn't do anything to him yet?" I nodded. "It's unbelievable." "It's a disgrace." "We gotta do something." "Before he starts thinking he's safe." "Tomorrow." All last year we tormented Webb. He's so dumb. He never figures out who's doing it. He never gets mad at us. In fact he never gets mad at anybody. Day after day, his chippy chirpy perky self. What a moron. Everybody knows Crash Coogan, seventh-grade football sensation. He's been mowing down everything in his path since the time he could walk-and Penn Webb, his dweeby, vegetable-eating neighbor, is his favorite target. After all, Webb's not just a nerd, he's a cheerleader too. Crash and his best buddy, Mike, can't think of anything more hilarious than making Webb's life miserable. But Crash starts to realize that Webb has something he may never gain, no matter how many touchdowns he scores. And when Mike takes a prank too far, maybe even for Crash, the football star has to choose which side he's really on. "Spinelli packs a powerful moral wallop, leaving it to the pitch-perfect narration to drive home his point." -Publishers Weekly *"Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of." -School Library Journal (starred review) "Great fun to read." -The Horn Book Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner