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Green, Tim

The Big Game

306 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | August, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-248504-5 $16.99
(4) 4-6 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.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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