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The Big Game

Green, Tim

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HarperCollins

Annotation: Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.

Genre: [Sports fiction] [Adventure fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #181997

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Publisher: HarperCollins

Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 09/24/19

Pages: 304 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-248561-X Perma-Bound: 0-7804-4355-1

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-248561-8 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-4355-6

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2018013363

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Football. Fiction.
Junior high schools. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.
Literacy. Fiction.
Counseling. Fiction.
Fathers and sons. Fiction.
Family life. Texas. Fiction.
Texas. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book

When talented seventh-grade football player Danny Owens--son of a deceased Superbowl champion and an alcoholic mother--gets caught cheating, his teacher discovers he can't read. To make matters worse, the pressure of learning creates anger-management problems. Counseling, tutoring, and stalwart friends help Danny define success on his own terms. Green's latest is pretty message-y, but his fans will appreciate the authentic football details.

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Word Count: 59,326

Reading Level: 4.4

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.4 / points: 9.0 / quiz: 197166 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.2 / points:15.0 / quiz:Q74979

Lexile: HL670L

Guided Reading Level: Y

New York Times bestselling author and former NFL defensive end Tim Green encourages readers to fight for their dreams in this heartfelt story about a young football star grappling with the stress of living up to his father’s name. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica!

Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he’ll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team.

Then his English teacher catches him cheating on a test. Even though Danny can retake it, he knows there’s no point. He can’t read. And if Danny can’t pass this class, he won’t be eligible to play in the championship game that could unlock his future.

While his resentment rises against the only person willing to help him win off the field, the pressure to succeed begins to weigh heavily on Danny’s shoulders. Danny is being tested on every level now, and to pass, he may very well have to choose a different path from his father’s.

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