Playing for pizza [large print] / by John Grisham.
"Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback-for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player-any former NFL player-at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers-at least until a better offer comes along-and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement."-- Goodreads.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780739327753
- ISBN: 0739327755
- ISBN: 9780739487891
- ISBN: 0739487892
- Physical Description: 398 pages (large print) ; 21 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 880L Lexile
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Football players > Fiction.
Quarterbacks (Football) > Fiction.
Americans > Travel > Italy > Fiction.
Americans > Italy > Fiction.
Parma (Italy) > Social life and customs > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Fiction.
Available copies
- 43 of 44 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 44 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | LP GRI (Text) | 37810434771977 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | LP Grisham (Text) | 31010000151664 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | LP F Grisham (Text) | 34269000865528 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | LgPrt F Gri (Text) | 33632002412345 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | LP GRI (Text) | 50503010958488 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | LP FIC (Text) | 38344101233813 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | LP F GRI (Text) | 34208202105879 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | LP F Grisham (Text) | 34269000898917 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F GRI L.P. (Text) | 33557003358108 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2026 |
| Clemmons Branch | LP FIC GRISHAM, JOHN (Text) | 0112516363291 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback-for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player-any former NFL player-at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers-at least until a better offer comes along-and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement."--
