Maybe close to a 2.5 but it felt like it was written to ride the current wave of social justice stories and it's easiest to go with stereotypes and cliches like football, bullying, and gun violence, so I guess it didn't bring anything new or different and wasn't written in a way that kept me invested either.

Plus it seems out of touch for how schools are run-- lots of suspension of disbelief.

Another great coming-of-age book by Lipsyte, Rhino (Ronald) is captain of the football team and when he’s punched one day by Josh they have to attend Group in order to stay in school and on the team. One day during Group someone comes in, and they hear gun shots. As time goes on, Rhino wonders if he is falling out of love with football and getting hit and suffering a concussion. Rhino, his best friend Andy, and others come up with a plan to let the school know about the bullying going on, gun control, and censorship. Will it do any good?
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.