Used book – *The Orphans of Racegate*, Leila Meacham

1979. Catherine Ann is still a little girl when she loses her parents in a car accident in California. In Texas, at her grandmother's house, she meets two boys, John and Trey, also orphans, who decide to protect her. They form a remarkable trio: she, the most beautiful girl in the region; they, American football champions adored by their small Texas town. As they grow up, they plan to go to university together. But, on the eve of a match, a prank turns into a tragedy. The trio breaks apart, and the three inseparable friends must learn to live their lives separately. Is the past gone forever? A story of friendship and a love triangle full of suspense and twists.