Coming Of Age In Alex Myers's The Walk On

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The Book The Walk On Is a very well written piece of literature that captures and highlights the essence of coming of age. It gives very clear reasoning as to why the young boy in the story has to grow up and move on as his parents get divorced. The book highlights his moments on the football team as he tries to win a State Championship in a brand new state and school.
The story’s context is very straightforward and it doesn’t include a bunch of shenanigans about how he feels remorse for leaving his old school and how he has moved on.
In the novel, Alex Myers is trying to adjust to his new life in a new state after a bad breakup between his mom and dad. During the book it shows off how tough it is going to be when his friends aren’t there for

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