Stand Your Ground

by Joel Penton, Shannah Hogue (Editor)

In high school your friends are everything. You go to the football games together. Listen to music together. Deal with life, love and cafeteria food together. You're like family.  But what happens when the people who used to have your back suddenly turn their backs on you? What happens when your best friends, the ones you can't live without, turn the entire school against you? What happens when it seems like you're the only one left who is trying to do what's right?  Joel Penton lived this nightmare. But he also lived the dream that followed - a college football scholarship, a National Championship, the girl of his dreams, and oh, by the way, a new group of friends who really have his back.  Is there something special about Joel? Not really. He is just an ordinary guy from a small town in Ohio.  So how did he do it? That's what this book is about. The secret to Joel's success.  And get this - it's something you can do, too. Like Joel, you can succeed. You can be different. You can do something significant in life. You can truly set yourself apart from the rest if you learn to do one simple thing: Stand Your Ground.

162 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2010

Reviews

[Jared Wells]

This book hand boring parts at the beginning, but got interesting towards the middle and a little boring during the end.

[Jaci · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot because it really persuades my age group into keeping commitments and how to handle them. It really makes you think what you want to be like in life and if you want to be different. It tells you that you need to stand your ground and fight for what you want for yourself.