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Jesse is a wide receiver for the freshman team. High school freshman wide receiver Jesse Wagner realizes that although their team quarterback looks the part, his throws are wild. Jesse, whose older brother Jay played the position for years, knows the plays by heart, but he feels that he is too small to play QB. Jesse's brother, now in college, is wrestling with a problem of his own: his coach wants him to switch from quarterback to safety. Jay wants to quit. The brothers discuss their situations and agree on a deal: Jesse will try out for quarterback, and Jay will try playing safety.
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Fred Bowen is the author of Peachtree's popular Fred Bowen Sports Story and All-Star Sport Story series. A lifelong sports fanatic, he has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids' sports column "The Score" appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post. Bowen lives in Maryland.
