“I’ve found that the things that rattle us the most are the ones worth making sacrifices for” (174) is one of the many quotes that explain valuable life lessons throughout After the Game written by Abbi Glines. The countless messages within the book teach readers about love, dedication, and how to let the past go. After the Game is a fictional story of a high school that the audience is not soon to forget.
Life has always been easy for Brady Higgens, the star quarterback for the Lawton Lions, his only care in the world is football. However, he is not the typical high school jock. Brady is a kind, down to earth man who never fails to help someone in need. That’s how he involves himself with the girl that the town of Lawton despises, Riley Young. Running home from the park with her baby girl, Bryony, Brady can’t help but stop to give them a ride. He’s astonished when he hears the little girl calls Riley “momma.” He also realizes that, a little over a year ago, she wasn’t lying when she claimed Gunner’s older brother, Rhett, raped innocent Riley Young. Nonetheless, the town of Lawton believed Rhett due to his powerful name and ran Riley along with her family out of town for jeopardizing his football scholarship. Returning back to take care of her …show more content…
There are three more books that take place in this high school. Until Friday Night and Under the Lights are also part of the Field Party series written by Abbi Glines. Until Friday Night is about Brady’s best friend, West Ashby, who is struggling with his father’s illness. The journey is much like Brady’s battle in that West much also make decisions that will affect the rest of his life. The second book, Under the Lights, also takes place in the small town of Lawton but is in the eyes of Willa and Gunner. Another book, Losing the Field is also in the process of being part of the series. Abbi has also written several other series and is a New York Times Best Selling
Life has always been easy for Brady Higgens, the star quarterback for the Lawton Lions, his only care in the world is football. However, he is not the typical high school jock. Brady is a kind, down to earth man who never fails to help someone in need. That’s how he involves himself with the girl that the town of Lawton despises, Riley Young. Running home from the park with her baby girl, Bryony, Brady can’t help but stop to give them a ride. He’s astonished when he hears the little girl calls Riley “momma.” He also realizes that, a little over a year ago, she wasn’t lying when she claimed Gunner’s older brother, Rhett, raped innocent Riley Young. Nonetheless, the town of Lawton believed Rhett due to his powerful name and ran Riley along with her family out of town for jeopardizing his football scholarship. Returning back to take care of her …show more content…
There are three more books that take place in this high school. Until Friday Night and Under the Lights are also part of the Field Party series written by Abbi Glines. Until Friday Night is about Brady’s best friend, West Ashby, who is struggling with his father’s illness. The journey is much like Brady’s battle in that West much also make decisions that will affect the rest of his life. The second book, Under the Lights, also takes place in the small town of Lawton but is in the eyes of Willa and Gunner. Another book, Losing the Field is also in the process of being part of the series. Abbi has also written several other series and is a New York Times Best Selling