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Charlie Popovich's 'POP'
POP is a book about the life of a young football fanatic, who plays for his high school team, however he must move schools and start over. The protagonist Marcus Jordan has just arrived in his new town. The first thing he did was head to the nearest park and began working on his football. One day while training an old man, by the name of Charlie Popovich came around and out of nowhere started training Marcus in football. As it turns out we later find out that Charlie is a former NFL star, and was known as the hardest hitter in the league or the king of Pop, however all these hits while in the league messed with his head. It got to the point where he was forced to retire for his own safety. Marcus plays quarterback so does Charlie’s son Troy.
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