Chatting with Joshua Cohen!
This upside down (and rather attractive if I do say so myself) author is none other than Joshua C. Cohen. Today I’m pleased to have him stopping by my blog for an author interview!
However, I couldn’t make it easy on him. Oh no, this takes work. So Josh had to answer all my questions using only lines from his book.
You know what though? He showed me! His answers are fantastic! Take a look.
“Sometimes, sir, there’s just a meanness in this world.” Kurt, Chapter 2
“Having a nice nap, Mr. Meehan?” Mr. Klech (Danny’s algebra teacher), Chapter 1
“What kind of pansy camp do you think I’m running here?” Coach Brigs (Football Coach) Chapter 14
“You can’t just party with kings…without a little suffering first. You got to pay some membership dues. But you’re in now. You’re golden.” Scott, Chapter 12
“Guys, you may think you’re alone out there, but you’re not.” Coach Nelson (Gymnastics Coach) Chapter 11
“Being a hero usually isn’t much fun. It’s terrifying, most of the time, right up until the point you make it out safe. It’s being scared to do the right thing and doing it anyway. You remember that next time you’re frightened.” Coach Nelson (Gymnastics Coach) Chapter 59
“One step, a voice whispers to me. One step. Just take one step. Don’t think. Just step.” Danny, Chapter 55
There’s an extraordinary price for victory at Oregrove High. It is paid on—and off—the football field. And it claims its victims without mercy—including the most innocent bystanders.
When a violent, steroid-infused, ever-escalating prank war has devastating consequences, an unlikely friendship between a talented but emotionally damaged fullback and a promising gymnast might hold the key to a school’s salvation.
Told in alternating voices and with unapologetic truth, Leverage illuminates the fierce loyalty, flawed justice, and hard-won optimism of two young athletes.
