2.5
Where Dreams Die Hard
ByPublisher Description
Down Farm Road 308, an hour's drive south of Dallas, amidst sprawling fields of cotton lies a small community—Penelope, Texas (population 211). Here, where the only thriving businesses are the granary and the post office, unless you count the soft-drink machine in front of the fire station, two-time Edgar Award-winning writer Carlton Stowers discovered a special town that came together, not only to support their six-man high school football team—the Penelope Wolverines—through thick and a lot of thin, but also, and more importantly, each other.
is a warm and revealing portrait of the American heartland—and of one small town's love affair with the team that unites it. "Through his unforgettable depiction of innocence, goodness, loyalty, and friendship . . . Carlton Stowers gives us a moving portrait of a community that, in the words of one of the Penelope faithful, is like 'stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting'" (Billie Letts, #1
bestselling author).
"A moving . . . look at the hard-nosed sport played by schools too small to field traditional squads . . . his account is like spending a weekend with your country cousin." —
"A glimpse into a small town rallying around a cause, and a look at a way of life that city dwellers rarely see." —
"[A] heart-warming book." —
"A pleasing read for those who like their gridiron gladiators on the guileless and underdoggish side." —
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