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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI was the star. My future was bright, and tomorrow was promised. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut tonight, this star would fall right out of the sky. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA harsh voice burst into the night: “Take the keys out of the ignition and throw them out of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe car!” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithin minutes I was handcuffed, sitting in the back seat of a police car.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in a non observant Jewish home in Las Vegas, Shawn Balva is the star quarterback on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis high school football team and dreams of going pro. But when the talented athlete dabbles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein a world that glorifies violence and crime, he loses control, spiraling into a life of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edesperation and addiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Shawn is arrested for armed robbery and sentenced to prison at the age of twenty-one, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe begins a desperate search for meaning. He is determined to change and live a better life —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eno matter how many obstacles he needs to tackle along the way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConviction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the riveting true story of a man who turns his life around, against all odds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the football fields of Vegas to the prison cells of Otisville, Shawn Balva reveals an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einner strength that trumps any touchdown he ever scored.\u003cbr\u003eContains sensitive material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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