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| Author | H. G. Bissinger |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 419 pages |
| ISBN | 0-201-19677-8 |
| OCLC | 21408817 |
| 796.332/63/09764862 20 | |
| LC Class | GV958.P47 B57 1990 |
| Followed by | A Prayer for the City (1998) |
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream is a 1990 non-fiction book written by H. G. Bissinger. The book follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, as they made a run towards the Texas state championship. While originally intended to be a Hoosiers-type chronicle of high school sports holding together a small town, the book ended up being critical of life in the town of Odessa. It was later adapted into a short-lived 1993 television series, a 2004 feature film, and a second 2006–11 television series.