Knights of the Hill Country
Knights of the Hill Country is a story about two boys living the dreams of amazing football players. Blaine is a gifted running back and always the tougher meaner one of the two. He also has a hurt knee though which burdens him throughout the story. Hampton is the quiet, beast of a linebacker who everybody loves for his skill on the field. Throughout the story Blaine gets more and more impacient with the way fans react to him because Hampton is always recieving the spotlight even though he doesnt want it. Blaine has always wanted the spotlight and always though he deserved it. The point of the story is that a long time ago, T. Roy Strong and the Knights had 5 undefeated seasons, probably the greatest accomplishment ever in a high school setting. Blaine and Hampton were also this good. The book is during the time of the last few games of their last season before college. The book takes you through 4 games of their season including the last game they will ever play. Blaine and Hampton go through normal life of a teenager with everything involved from football, to school, to girl problems. Their lives are almost perfect to the average life of a teenager which makes this book alot easier to understand and agree with.
My opinion of this book is that i thought it was amazing. I loved everything about it from the life of these two boys to the football rush that it gives you. It really relates to the life that I live at West Chicago because these boys are both gifted with football talent, have to deal with school, and all the problems that come with girls while also facing hard decisions in their lives. I would definitely read this book again given the opportunity.
Sounds like a very good book. I like how it relates to high school kids, it was probably a really good book for you as a football player. But I still feel like almost anyone can relate to the problems that they have that aren't as specific. It sounds like a good book that I would want to read some time.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this summary, I do not think that I would like this book very much. I don't feel that I could relate to the football aspect of this story, but I like how it takes place in a high school setting. I think this book would be best for high school boys.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I feel like It's a good book to read. It' very interesting and it makes me want to read more about it. It's also a good book beacuse it talks about football which I like alot because football is an awsome sport. I would like to read this.
ReplyDeleteI think that book could relate to more than just football players. The book is pretty interesting because it explains the problems that football players experience and also the accomplishments.
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds very interesting. Even though football players can relate to the book more, I think I would still read it. It kind of reminds me of frinday night lights in a way, which is one of my favorite movies.
I dont think i'd read the book just because it seems like its a big time guy book. I dont think i'd get intrigued by the book but i like how it deals with real high school problems. Mostly guys would be into this book.
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