The Underdogs
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 15, 2012
New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica tackles football!
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- Who it’s for
- A love of football meets the hard realities of keeping a town’s season alive.
- Themes
- Love of football, Economic hardship, Community hope
- Genres
- Football Stories, School Stories, Boys & Men
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New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica tackles football! Will Tyler may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game. When Will has a football in his hand, life can't touch him--his dad isn't so defeated, his town isn't so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for. All of which does him no good if the football season is canceled.
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With no funding for things like uniforms and a well-maintained playing field, with every other family moving to find jobs, there just isn't enough money or players for a season. It's up to Will to rally the town and give everyone a reason to believe . . .
Football Means More
A love of football meets the hard realities of keeping a town’s season alive.
Come here for
- The pull of a game that gives a struggling town something to cheer for
- A young running back whose love of football runs deep
Expect
- Football at the heart of a story about money, community, and hope
Where it sits
| Football Stories | 99% |
|---|---|
| Boys & Men | 56% |
| School Stories | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Football Stories
- School Stories
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Mike Lupica
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 15, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Love of football · Economic hardship · Community hope
- Reading lane
- Football Stories