Grisham, John. <br/><br/>
Playing for Pizza 
John Grisham. 
 - 308 pages ;  19 cm 
<br/><br/> After providing what is arguably the worst single  performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that "does" need him. Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job--as the "starting "quarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy. The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player--any former NFL player--at their helm. And now theyve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesnt speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy--the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and "football americano"--holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement. 
<br/><br/> 880  Lexile. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780440244714 0345532058 (pbk.) 9780440244714 (pbk.) 0440244714 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Americans--Italy--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Novels.
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