William Shaw is your pretty typical seventh-grader for the most part. He likes movies, does pretty well in school (although he doesn't care for math) and is on the seventh-grade football team at Rolling Oaks Middle School. William is also on the Autism Spectrum.
Navigating the world of being an adolescent and middle-school student is tough enough but when you see the world like William does things can be a little bit tougher.
Edward Malone is exactly what you would picture when you think of a high school baseball coach and physical education teacher that's been around for 30 years. He's seen and heard just about everything there is during that time but as the Rolling Oaks Middle School Seventh-Grade Football Coach, Malone will find out that you never really stop learning regardless of how old or how much experience you may possess.
Read along as William and Coach Malone find their way through the season in their own ways. Along the road, they will each learn valuable lessons. At it's core, "Just One Chance" defines William perfectly. That's all he wants as a football player but whether he gets it or not will depend on many factors and many people. Edward Malone is just one of them.
Navigating the world of being an adolescent and middle-school student is tough enough but when you see the world like William does things can be a little bit tougher.
Edward Malone is exactly what you would picture when you think of a high school baseball coach and physical education teacher that's been around for 30 years. He's seen and heard just about everything there is during that time but as the Rolling Oaks Middle School Seventh-Grade Football Coach, Malone will find out that you never really stop learning regardless of how old or how much experience you may possess.
Read along as William and Coach Malone find their way through the season in their own ways. Along the road, they will each learn valuable lessons. At it's core, "Just One Chance" defines William perfectly. That's all he wants as a football player but whether he gets it or not will depend on many factors and many people. Edward Malone is just one of them.
