Deadline

Deadline by Chris Crutcher follows high school senior Ben Wolf, who is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to keep it a secret. Key events include Ben joining the football team, pursuing a...

In Chris Crutcher's novel, significant events include Ben Wolf's diagnosis with a terminal blood disease, his decision to join the football team, and his evolving relationship with Dallas Suzuki, who...

Ben Wolf goes for a sports physical and gets told that he has a rare blood disease and that he has less than a year to live. Ben decides not to tell anybody and to deny treatment. Since he's...

Rudy is crucial in Ben's life as a representation of someone Ben is "hardwired" to save, despite being deemed "unsavable." Rudy, a town drunk with a tragic past of abuse and molestation, seeks...