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Jay Wagner was "the best quarterback Franklin High School ever had," but college makes him realize there are plenty of better QBs; his little brother Jesse, a high-school freshman, doesn't believe he could ever play quarterback. A brotherly "deal" challenges the boys to tackle new roles. Bowen's approachable underdog story is well suited to sports-loving reluctant readers.