All Star - Paperback

by Jesse Lonergan (Author)

As the summer of 1998 nears, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are racing each other to break the home-run record, Bill Clinton is being questioned about a certain Monica Lewinsky, Semisonic's "Closing Time" is top of the charts, and Carl Carter is leading the Elizabeth Monarchs of rural Vermont to the state championship his senior year. The world is Carl's oyster: a full scholarship to the University of Maine awaits, going pro after college isn't out of the question, and he's so good he can do whatever he wants--until, that is, he makes one very arrogant mistake. Acclaimed graphic novelist Jesse Lonergan offers readers a thought-provoking exploration of the fleeting highs of success in this engrossing book.

Author Biography

Jesse Lonergan is the author of the graphic novels Flower & Fade, which chronicles a relationship gone wrong, and Joe & Azat, based on his tour with the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan. An ESL teacher, he lives in the Boston area.