Never Say Quit

by Bill Wallace

Book Overview

Angry when they are excluded from the soccer team, sixth grader Justine and the rest of the school misfits form their own team and begin training with a coach who drinks heavily but gives them a special gift.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823410137
• ISBN13: 9780823410132
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Never Say Quit

As a teacher of learning disabled preteens, I can not rave enough about what a great start of the school year novel this is....it serves as a team builder for the class, with challenging social themes but not overly taxing vocabulary. Bill Wallace has made a great contribution to early middle school literature. My only regret is that all my copies had to be bought second hand. Many students have requested to keep copies, but due to limited availability this was not possible since many of my coteachers are now borrowing my novel set to use with their students. A reprinting of this novel would be GREAT.

A Great Summer Book

In this fast-paced book,Justine Smith and her friends are leftovers.Misfits.Rejects from one of the best soccer teams in state.They know they can improve if they are given a chance. So they track down their old high school principal, Paul Reiner, to be their coach. Finally,he agrees. But as they improve, they find that Coach Reiner has a problem much worse than their's.I enjoyed this book because the ending is better than most books you can read today. It makes you feel peaceful.

All you need is rule #5

They're the seven leftovers insignificants coped with the face of rejection. Unwanted nobodys turned down for the Hot Shots team. Read how Justine, Randy, Brandon and their newly recruited soccer team climbed to the top after being thrown down to the bottom by the other rich and haughty soccer teams with only their former laid off drunken principal, Mr. Reiner, and his rule #5, NOBODY QUITS!

Great!

I got interested into Bill Wallace when my teacher read Ferrets in the Bedroom , Lizzards in the Fridge. I really liked that book. I really liked Never Say Quit. It was a good book. The team called the misfits try to find a coach. THe coach will only coach them if they give him beer. Coach drops out and gets so drunk he can't coach them, or can he? Find the book and read it!