Deadline a novel

The novel centers on high school senior Ben Wolf, who is diagnosed with a rare, terminal blood disease and given about a year to live. Instead of seeking treatment or telling his family, he decides to keep the diagnosis a secret and make the most of his final year. Ben tries out for the football team, courts a girl named Dallas Suzuki, and challenges his conservative civics teacher in a push for a street to be named after Malcolm X. The story explores themes of life, death, relationships, and standing up for one's beliefs.