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Author
Series
Fly Guy volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fly Guy joins Buzz's football team, despite Coach's misgivings, and hits the field for a special, secret play.
Author
Series
My weird school daze volume 4
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.
5) Tumbleweeds
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three friends from a small Texas town that thrives on Friday night football games try to move on after a fateful event colors each of their futures.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.
7) Turkey Bowl
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ethan looks forward to the Thanksgiving Day when he and his friends are finally old enough to play in the annual family football game, but that day arrives full of snow and icy roads.
Author
Series
Football genius novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In the story of Elliot Mack, Quarterback, young readers will enjoy a humorous story as they follow Elliot, the new quarterback for the Baytown Blobfish. As the only girl on the team, she must learn how to navigate the field while also being a confident team player. Each title also includes back matter, a glossary, writing prompts, and comprehension questions."-- Publisher website.
11) Rash
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Winner of the National Book Award, Pete Hautman pens a futuristic satire brimming with wry humor and honored by a Booklist starred review. Welcome to the United Safer States of America in 2076! Here, prisoners perform all manual labor. And the country is finally safe. Sixteen-year-old Bo ignores governmental protective devices capturing every action and word. He endures the avalanche of safety regulations. But when he's accused of spreading a rash...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.
14) T is for AnTONia
Author
Series
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When sixth-grader Toni tries out for the boy's football league against her father's wishes and school rules, she finds herself in after-school detention, where she meets three other girls who join her in forming the "Secret Keeper Girl Club." Includes a mother/daughter Girl Gab assignment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Darius Livingston is the star running back for his team, but what he really wants to do is play quarterback, and now that his team's season has been cancelled for lack of players, he may get a chance with the eighth-grade team, especially after both their quarterbacks are injured--but first he must remember that football is a team sport, and stop trying to impress. Includes discussion questions, and writing prompts.
17) Block and rock
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Once an inseparable trio, whether in their little band or on the football field, Justin, Tony, and Miles have drifted apart in middle school (Justin to band and his old friends to sports); now, after a summer of jamming, Justin decides to try out the football team with his old friends--but he finds little encouragement from them, and he misses the new friends he made in the school band.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Keith Evans is Peabody's backup quarterback. But his head is not in the game. He wants to see more action! When Coach Joh suggests he move to a defensive position, Keith is wary. Isn't the action on the offensive side of the ball? Can Keith redirect his offensive mind-set to achieve defensive dominance?" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alejandro is having trouble living up to his brother's reputation as a great high school quarterback, and the coach is threatening to bench him. Could his sister Izzy be the secret weapon he needs?
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
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