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One Shot Away by T. Glen Coughlin was a really unique read. It is the perfect blend and will appeal to both guys and gals. There is so much of real life in One Shot Away - T. Glen Coughlin really captured what high school is like and did so in a unique way, through the eyes of wrestlers.
I loved T. Glen Coughlin's choice of wrestling - It is the perfect sport to illustrate the fact that guys have some of the same issue girls do, but they get highlighted much less. Watching the boys struggle with eating - it's the decision to feel good or make weight for a sport. Each of the boys in One Shot Away had such a compelling story and while they weren't pretty, they were important to tell.

The one place where One Shot Away fell short for me was with the characters. They didn't differ enough in my mind and I had issues telling them apart. I never really remember which story went with which character.

One Shot Away was very different from most books I read, yet books with a sports premise are always of interest to me. T. Glen Coughlin is a talented writer who chose a very unique, but important to tell.