1980s Texas Coming-of-Age
Feel Like You're Growing Up,
Dreaming Big, and
Living It Again
Jason Curlee writes character-driven fiction about small-town Texas, Friday night lights, the dream of something bigger, and the feelings back when things were slower. If you love Friday Night Lights or One Tree Hill for the people, not the scoreboard, you're home. Start with Beyond the Goalposts: Junior Year, the first book in a nostalgic 1980s Texas coming-of-age series.
"I felt like I was back in high school. It gave me a Friday Night Lights / One Tree Hill vibe." — April T.
Step Into the Beyond the Goalposts World
If you love Friday Night Lights or One Tree Hill for the people more than the scoreboard, the Beyond the Goalposts world follows Matt Garrett and Amber Brown through 1980s Texas football, high school hallways, first love, friendship, family pressure, old regrets, and the choices that follow you long after the lights go out.
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THE SECOND BOOK
THE COMPANION BOOK
More Than a Football Story
It's about the dream of something bigger than the town you came from and what it costs to chase it to get out.
For readers searching for books like Friday Night Lights, The Breakfast Club, Saved by the Bell, or One Tree Hill, the Beyond the Goalposts world is built for you. Matt Garrett and Amber Brown’s story moves through 1980s Texas football, high school hallways, love, friendship, family pressure, old regrets, and the choices that change everything.
THE FIELD
Friday night lights, team pressure, locker rooms, coaches, wins, losses, and the weight of being the person everyone expects you to be.
THE HALLWAYS
Classroom rumors, friendships, first love, old grudges, and the moments that shape Matt and Amber when the game is nowhere in sight.
THE AFTERMATH
Parking lots, kitchen tables, quiet regrets, second chances, and the choices that stay with Matt and Amber long after the lights go out.