About the Book A poignant story of a small town and its unwavering support--through thick and a lot of thin--of a six-man high school football team in Penelope, Texas, this is a warm and revealing slice of life in the American heartland. Book Synopsis Down Farm Road 308, an hours drive south of Dallas, amidst sprawling fields of cotton lies a small community--Penelope, Texas (population 211). Here, where the only thriving businesses are the granary and the post office, unless you count the soft-drink machine in front of the fire station, two-time Edgar Award-winning writer Carlton Stowers discovered a special town that came together, not only to support their six-man highschool football team--the Penelope Wolverines--through thick and a lot of thin, but also, and more importantly, each other. Where Dreams Die Hard is a warm and revealing portrait of the American heartland--and of one small towns love affair with the team that unites it. Through his unforgettable depiction of innocence, goodness, loyalty, and friendship...Carlton Stowers gives us a moving portrait of a community that, in the words of one of the Penelope faithful, is like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting. (Billie Letts, author of Where the Heart Is ) High school football in Texas is both sport and religion, and Stowers brilliantly brings this to light in Where Dreams Die Hard. (Jim Dent, author of The Junction Boys ) Review Quotes Waco Tribune-Herald , 11/8/09 [A] heart-warming book. About the Author Carlton Stowers has twice won the Edgar Award for the years Best Fact Crime Book, for Careless Whispers and To the Last Breath . He has written for Sports Illustrated, People, and TV Guide , among other publications. He lives in Texas