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Category:
Young Adult/Teen
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN-10: 1605638536
Type: Fiction
Pages: 141
Copyright: April 2008
Price: $6.99 (eBook)
What would you do to save your brother from the menace of drug dealers? Michael Kirkpatrick single-handedly takes them all on in this novel of brotherly love and sacrifice. In a showdown with the town drug supplier, will Michael’s quick thinking and special maneuver he developed on the basketball court help him to bring down the supplier? Be sure to read this exciting novel to see how Michael wins out and saves his brother.
When teenage drug dealers target his mentally challenged brother, Teddy, Michael Kirkpatrick begins his quest to take them down. His mission takes him to the town's supplier, unaware that he has been set up by the dealers, . chael must use his wits and a special maneuver he perfected on the basketball court to save his life.
Excerpt
"Hey, there, kid." An older boy blocked Teddy's way. "How ya doin'?"
"I'm okay. What's your name?"
"I've got something for you." The boy placed a small,
plastic bag in Teddy's hand and closed Teddy's fingers
around it. "You wanna buy it?"
"I don't have any money," Teddy responded, while
trying to give the packet back. "Michael told me not to take anything from strangers."
"Michael? You're not Michael Kirkpatrick's brother, are you?” He congratulated himself for accidentally picking the right person tonight. “Tell him Leo says 'hello'."
"I don't want this." Teddy shoved the bag into Leo's hand and moved away quickly.
Halfway to Michael, suddenly a hand caught Teddy's arm and pulled him from the field, away from the snack stand. Realizing it was an adult, Teddy didn't struggle until his internal alarm bell rose to panic.
"What's the matter? Where are you taking me? You're a stranger."
Assistant Principal Martinez kept walking. "Just come with me."
"Michael!" Teddy yelled.
Michael glimpsed Teddy disappearing behind the bleachers. He ran as fast as possible through the crowd and stopped short upon seeing Teddy held by Mr. Martinez.
"What are you doing to my brother?" Michael yelled as
he pulled Teddy to him. Holding Teddy tightly, Michael
glared at the vice principal.
"This is your brother?"
Because of Michael's prominence at the top of the
senior class academically and his stature as a basketball
star, Mr. Martinez had heard about Michael's mentally-challenged brother. "I'm sorry, Michael, but I just saw him hand off a plastic bag to an older boy. I was about to ask about it. That's all. I'm sorry, if I scared you, son."
Mr. Martinez's apology seemed sincere to Michael, but still, it sounded like Teddy was in trouble. "What are you accusing Teddy of?" Michael asked through tight lips.
"You know we have to check out suspicious actions like this."
Michael turned to Teddy. "What about it, Bud? Did you give something suspicious to someone? Wait a minute..." Michael turned back to the man. "Where is this other person? Who was it?"
"It was Leo," Teddy broke in. "He said he knew you, Michael. He told me to tell you 'hi'."
"I don't know a Leo, but I've heard about one. If it's that guy, Teddy, you are never to have anything to do with him. Understand?"
"Yes, Michael. Are you mad at me?"
"No. Just tell Mr. Martinez what happened."
After Teddy finished relating the events, Michael was
more than satisfied that Teddy had been cleared of any kind
of wrongdoing.
Looking pained, Mr. Martinez said, "Turn your pockets inside out, Teddy."
Of course, Teddy didn't have drugs, but Mr. Martinez explained that no matter how innocent and inadvertent Teddy's actions may have been, he had handled the plastic bag and the school had no choice but to place Teddy on suspension for two weeks.
"What?! That's not fair. You don't even know what was in the bag. This Leo guy doesn't get in trouble, and Teddy is on OCS for two weeks?! He can't even wait in the bleachers during basketball practices? I'm not going to tell Coach I'll miss practice and the first two games. You do it!"
Mr. Martinez almost dropped his mouth open, when Michael led Teddy away. The school wasn't going to like this. The basketball coach wasn't going to like it. The fans! But rules are rules, aren't they?
Since Teddy's suspension meant he couldn’t take part in any extracurricular activities on campus, Michael, Teddy, and Kelly left before the football game even
started. Dos Pintos became AAA champions, but among the
three sad teens heading home only Teddy cared.
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