It is strange. It is sad. But sadder still is the fact that Scott's older brother, Billy, a tall, dazzling Dryden athlete, as loved and admired as Scott, had been killed in a car crash almost exactly one year before. The town is shaken up very badly. …. The love of his life is cars. His old man has won a Purple Heart during one of his three tours in Vietnam: he's a “USA all the way” kind of religious alcoholic who believes in the belt and is strict about his rules. He beats John and his … …

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BGS: The Cheerleaders Bronx Banter