DISCUSS Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger (June)

H.G. (Buzz) Bissinger examines the lives of high school football players in Odessa, TX. It's not only hot on the plains of Texas, but the Permian Panthers are under constant pressure to win the state championship every year. Bissinger chronicles the reactions of the players, their parents, their coaches, and the town itself to the ups and downs of a 1988 season of wins and heartbreaking losses. The wonderful film made from this book is true to its subject and well worth seeing, but don't miss this classic sports book.