" Marcus is new in town and eager to join the high school football team as quarterback. He is afraid to take a hit however. He meets a middle-aged man in the park who helps him with his football skills, but the man seems forgetful at times. Together he and Marcus pull some pranks, but then Marcus is left to take responsibility for the pranks. Who is this man, and what is the secret he and his family are hiding? Read Pop by Gordon Korman to find out. "
— Roxanne, 1/20/2014