Roughnecks

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Summary: High School Football
Review: A Review by Justice

Travis Cody is a senior at Oil Camp High school and is a Nose guard on the Roughneck football team. The Roughnecks are ranked second in league, with only one loss.
This loss was to Pineview when Travis was flattened by a Pineview Pelican named Grooms. The day comes for the championship game and Travis will be up against Grooms for the second time. Finally Travis has a chance to prove himself, to his team, to his family, to the college scouts, and to himself.

I really liked this book. It was very realistic and understandable. Mostly, it reminded me of my experiences with football. I found that I could really relate to this book and the characters in it. Sometimes I found myself laughing about things that had also happened to me, or to things that characters say that I have heard my coaches also say. Some things that I disliked are how the main character kept having flashbacks to past events and experiences in his life. This sometimes was confusing and out of context, but it did help understand where Travis was coming from. It helped you understand about how some things mean to him. Lastly this book took placer over just one day and, despite some slow parts, was mostly interesting and flowed well.

I would recommend this book to people who like and partially understand football. A person that would love this book is someone who is playing or who has played high school football. If you don't like football and know nothing about it you may not like this book.

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Summary: Hoest Project
Review: Football is such an obsession with the residents of Oil Camp Louisiana, that when a boy is born, he receives a miniature plastic football from the town's Touchdown Club. A collection of state championship trophies fills Oil Camp High's trophy case, and the Oil Camp Roughnecks appear to be on the threshold of adding another if they beat archrival Pineview, who defeated Oil Camp earlier in the season. Not only is this game a rematch between the schools, but also for Travis Cody, the Oil Camp center and noseguard, it is a chance to redeem himself, since he feels personally responsible for the previous loss for failing to contain Jericho Grooms, his Pineview counterpart. Even worse, he beilieves he did not go down fighting, that Grooms forced him to give up before the play was over, something he had never done before. If you are expecting a great deal of football action, you will be disappointed. However, if you want to discover how a likeable young man haunted by one mistake matures and rises to the occasion, you will love this story. It takes place in one day-the day of the state championship game. Through the skillful use of flashbacks, we become privy to Travis's thoughts and feelings about his economically dying town, widowed mom, deceased grandfather, friends, teammates, girlfriend, and future. Travis, like anyone who completely devotes himself to a sport or activity, questions whether the time and pain devoted to it are worth it. Because he loves football, his answer is, unhesitatingly, YES! Cochran has speckled the story with characters reminiscent of people we might have met in our lives. Travis's memories about his grandfather, Pawpaw, are particularly poignant. He feels guilty about pulling away from the man Pawpaw became after he had a stroke; instead he dwells on the Pawpaw who was like a father to him. The humor and kindness of Mr. Shackleford, his boss at the gas station where he works part-time, are unforgettable, as is old Mrs. Hammontree, whose declining driving skills render her a hazard to drivers and pedestrians alike. And there is Nita, the beautiful, understanding girlfriend who will go just so far, and Crews, the driving and demanding football coach, who molds a group of individuals into a team, concomitantly forcing each to realize his potential. Most of all, however, there is a young man who knows there is just so much time in life and that he better make the most of it. As with real life, the ending is uncertain, with Travis pancaking Grooms in the first play as the Roughnecks pass for a touchdown.

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Summary: Roughnecks is a outstanding book for all ages!
Review: Let me just start out by telling you that anyone who wants to read a book, no matter if your a sports buff or not will really enjoy Roughnecks. Thomas Cochran truly displays his writing talents in his first ever novel. Roughnecks goes in depth with a high school senior football player who is about to play in the biggest game of his career. He portrays such a visual picture to the readers about how Travis Cody (the main character) feels, his dreams, and fears. You feel like your almost inside his head as he prepares for the biggest day of his life as knows it, the State Championship. Although the story is based on football you get a look into his life, his past experiences that tell a true story of how he has shaped as a person and background that makes the story complete. Being a peer of the character and also being a high school athlete makes this book even more powerful because I can really relate to his every thought. Even though it is just a game, to many high school athletes it means the world to them and at the time can seem like the most important thing in the world. You feel his emotions, his physical pain, the excitment building inside, and setting that is painted is incredible. The whole town of Oil Camp is going to be watching Travis go head to head with Jericho Grooms, who is a all-state linebacker in the season finale. The season is on the line and you are truly within the text of the book throughout the ride along side Travis Cody's every thought. An extrordinary book that I would recommend everyone to read and you will definitely enjoy!

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Summary: Could be better
Review: The book is told by a Senior in highschool named Travis Cody. He lives in a small town that loves football. The small town is Oil Camp in Louisana. The whole book takes place in one day and their are alot of memories too. It is all about the State Championship with the Oil Camp Roughnecks and the Pineview Pelicans.
I hate the book because at first I couldn't tell when the story was taking place because of the memories. I hated how it ended. Ti was all leading up to the big game, but when they got to it, the book ended. During the second play the game ended, what's up with that! I wanted to know who won the game, but it never came. Not even the final score. I also hated it because it had no action. The most action was when Travis forearmed someone in the book. To make the book better, all they had to do was to have the football game in the book. I did not even get the plot of the book. I do not even think their was a plot.
That is what I think of the book called Roughnecks. That is why I gave it two stars.

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Summary: Could be better
Review: The book is told by a Senior in highschool named Travis Cody. He lives in a small town that loves football. The small town is Oil Camp in Louisana. The whole book takes place in one day and their are alot of memories too. It is all about the State Championship with the Oil Camp Roughnecks and the Pineview Pelicans.
I hate the book because at first I couldn't tell when the story was taking place because of the memories. I hated how it ended. Ti was all leading up to the big game, but when they got to it, the book ended. During the second play the game ended, what's up with that! I wanted to know who won the game, but it never came. Not even the final score. I also hated it because it had no action. The most action was when Travis forearmed someone in the book. To make the book better, all they had to do was to have the football game in the book. I did not even get the plot of the book. I do not even think their was a plot.
That is what I think of the book called Roughnecks. That is why I gave it two stars.

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Summary: roughnecks
Review: The book roughnecks by thomas cochran this is a good bood for all sport fans.the book roughnecks by thomas cochran is about a kid Travis cody plays football for the oil camp roughnecks. they won all of there games but one. the team they lost to they are now playing in the championship.when they played Pineview Pelocans in the season they loston a pass to there star player
Jericho Grooms. Travis Cody let him go and because of that he got benched.

Travis is getting a second chance to prove himself not many people get that chance but he does. It's the Louisiana AA state high school football championship. they filled the bleachers and are ready for the 7:30 kickoff. Travis will have 48 mins to go head to head with Jericho Grooms to redeem himself. will Travis be a winner or a loser?