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On a zoo sleepover, Ivan Zelinka gets mixed up with a couple of semi-mad scientists who inject his leg with top-secret gorilla serum. Soon the muscles on his right leg are bulging and his skin is covered with thick black hair. Most high school students would be horrified by such a transformation.

But did I tell you that he�s the place kicker on his high school football team?
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On a zoo sleepover, Ivan Zelinka gets mixed up with a couple of semi-mad scientists who inject his leg with top-secret gorilla serum. Soon the muscles on his right leg are bulging and his skin is covered with thick black hair. Most high school students would be horrified by such a transformation.

But did I tell you that he�s the place kicker on his high school football team?

Horror gives way to delight as Ivan finds himself booting fifty-yard field goals and punting the ball into the stratosphere. The Bulldogs are winning for the first time in their history. Ivan�s dating the adorable Kipper Swanson. And the fans love him. He�s even got his own cheer, which fans chant when he lines up to kick: "Boomer, Boomer, ooh, aah!"

But on the flip side, he�s worried about turning into a full-fledged gorilla. Goodbye, Boomer. Hello, Gorilla Boy. And the scientist who�s supposed to be working on a cure is a behemoth named Elko. When Elko�s not threatening to crush someone into a ball or spray them with his personal blend of knockout gas, he�s betting on football - including Ivan�s high school games.

By the big game, Ivan must decide whether to fully transform himself into Boomer or return to being plain old Ivan.

Fourth and Ape is a great read for anyone who has fantasized about having superpowers or simply loves a funny story.

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