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Using his mind "to analyze tendencies...like a supercomputer," twelve-year-old Troy White can predict any opposing team's upcoming plays. Yet this "football genius" must overcome several obstacles to help the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, in whose PR department his single mom works. If readers can suspend their disbelief of the premise, they'll relish the sympathetic characters, fast-paced action, and insider details.