Chapter 6, Inventing Michael Summary and Analysis

After four months of trying to get used to the idea that he is a football star, Michael's season finally starts. He is being contacted by coaches around the country, who can now communicate with him directly and regularly offer him full scholarships to any school in which he shows interest. Michael is also being tutored in football by both Coach Freeze and Coach Long, who has experience as a left tackle in the NFL.

When Briarcrest plays against a team called Munford, the defensive end who lines up directly across from Michael begins teasing him. It is not as though the adults have to be too concerned with Michael's temper. He is not likely to retaliate. Something in this game, however, is different. Suddenly, Michael not only blocks the kid who's been teasing him; he picks...