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*** For anyone who loves football, this book delivers pure football action. I liked that it touched on a few other issues such as selfishness and racial comments but in a way that any grade level could read the book and find the material appropriate. The main characters are in middle school but a first grader could read it as well as a struggling adolescent and enjoy it equally for the football action.
Plot: Jason Fiorelli is a wingback and star player on the Hudson City Hornets. He wants to win a championship but with only three games left the star quarterback is injured. So now Jason is put in the position to lead the team to victory by being the emergency quarterback a position he hasn’t played before. Can he get the backup quarterback to realize that there is no I in team before it is too late?
Characters:
Jason- he is very hard on himself, wants to win, fearless, a team player, somewhat cocky.
Wade- the backup quarterback who is selfish, not a team player, self-centered, conceited.
Miguel, Lamont, Anthony, Sergio, Calvin- football players and Jason’s friends. They are caring, compassionate, team players.
Vince- the quarterback who get injured. He is a leader, motivates others, wise.
Key issues: Football, teamwork, selfishness, racism
Other Information: This book is in a series called Winning Season. There are five books in the series but it looks like they don’t all focus on Jason. Rich Wallace also has written sports books on wrestling and baseball that students might enjoy.
Genre: sports, realistic fiction
Plot: Jason Fiorelli is a wingback and star player on the Hudson City Hornets. He wants to win a championship but with only three games left the star quarterback is injured. So now Jason is put in the position to lead the team to victory by being the emergency quarterback a position he hasn’t played before. Can he get the backup quarterback to realize that there is no I in team before it is too late?
Characters:
Jason- he is very hard on himself, wants to win, fearless, a team player, somewhat cocky.
Wade- the backup quarterback who is selfish, not a team player, self-centered, conceited.
Miguel, Lamont, Anthony, Sergio, Calvin- football players and Jason’s friends. They are caring, compassionate, team players.
Vince- the quarterback who get injured. He is a leader, motivates others, wise.
Key issues: Football, teamwork, selfishness, racism
Other Information: This book is in a series called Winning Season. There are five books in the series but it looks like they don’t all focus on Jason. Rich Wallace also has written sports books on wrestling and baseball that students might enjoy.
Genre: sports, realistic fiction
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