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K-3
Illustrated by
C. F. Payne.
Ethan has watched his family's Thanksgiving Day football game played in ice, mud, and fog. Finally old enough to participate in "Turkey Bowl" himself, Ethan learns that snow has blocked his relatives' arrivals. Undeterred, he rallies the neighborhood kids to compete in "Turkey Bowl Too." Accomplished caricatures of leatherheads in vintage helmets and canvas high-tops add to the nostalgic appeal.