Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights is a non-fiction book written in the late 1980s and very early 1990s. The book was written by HG Bissinger. HG Bissinger is an American author from New York. Main Characters: James "Boobie" Miles: Star guard for the Permian Panthers, who was injured in a preseason game before their 1988 season. Athletic: Boobie was recruited by many colleges to play football because he was very good. Regretful: Boobie regrets playing in the preseason game when his knee gets injured, which drives him crazy, then he eventually quits. Mike Winchell: the starting quarterback of the Permian Panthers. Shy: Mike's lack of confidence causes many problems with his teammates, especially during close matches. Dreamer: Mike has always dreamed of playing football in college, but he knows that dream will never come true. Brian Chavez: Brian is the only Hispanic player in football. team. He is also a starter. Smart: Brian is the valedictorian of Permian High School. Excited: Brian has always enjoyed the thrill he gets from playing football. Don Billingsley: Don is Permian's halfback and loves to party after every game for drinks. and meet girls. Handsome: Don is known at school for being one of the most handsome boys in school. The girls always describe him as “good”. Socializer: Don is known for going to many high school parties. He thinks senior year is all about socializing and playing soccer. Ivory Christian: Ivory plays middle linebacker at Permian and has mixed feelings about football....... middle of paper ...... to describe how some people took offense to the word "nigger ”, but no one even thought about stopping. This also shows how Odessa is a very racist city and how normal it is to separate whites and blacks. If you're not sure whether or not you want to read this book, you can talk with people who played high school football. and they will tell you that many of the situations described in the book are similar to what they experienced in high school. Are you not interested in football? That's okay, Friday Night Lights is a book that doesn't just focus on football, but focuses on the struggle of everyday ordinary teenagers. Even the folks at ESPN agree that it's the "best sportsbook of the last 25 years." It's not just a sports novel, it's a book that tells the story of a city, its team and, more generally, its ultimate destiny: to win the state championship..