Touchdown Kid

Tim Green, 1963-

Book - 2017

Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket out. But leaving to attend private school also means struggling to fit into a world where most people look at him and just see a scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Cory knows that if he can fight hard enough -- both on and off the field -- he may be able to secure a bright future... that looks different from his unpromising past.

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Subjects
Genres
Sports fiction
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Tim Green, 1963- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
313 pages ; 24 cm
Audience
Ages 8-12.
710L
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)
ISBN
9780062293855
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Review by Horn Book Review

Sixth grader Cory, a promising running back from a rough Irish neighborhood, receives his injured best friend's football scholarship to a private school. When he is a suspect in a break-in, Cory is determined to be more than a kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Despite the predictable plot, the brisk pace and lively descriptions of game play will drawn in readers. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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