“Plenty of walloping gridiron action…Unexpectedly potent drama.” Booklist
Description
Sam loves football. There’s nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together—moving closer and closer to the end zone.
In a key game, the Cowboys beat their archrivals to remain undefeated, thanks to a major play by Sam. However, the celebration ends when he and his teammates make an unwelcome discovery: the winning play was illegal.
Is the Cowboys’ perfect season in jeopardy? Did they really deserve to win?
Author Fred Bowen delivers exciting play-by-play action along with an important story of winning and losing, truth and consequences, and good sportsmanship.
Praise
“Plenty of walloping gridiron action…Unexpectedly potent drama.” Booklist
“An excellent opportunity for a group discussion and will be a fine addition to other popular play-by-play sports chapter books.” School Library Journal
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Jun 26, 2022 |
| Release Date | June 27, 2022 |
| Number in Series | 20 |
| Series Display String | All-Star Sports Stories |
| Release Date Machine | 1656288000 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life, Sports & Outdoors, Children/YA, Children 8-12, Fiction - All, Fiction - Child |
Author Bio
Fred Bowen is the author of Peachtree’s popular Fred Bowen Sports Story series. A lifelong sports fanatic, he has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids’ sports column The Score appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post. Bowen lives in Maryland.
Narrator Bio
Overview
Sam loves football. There’s nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together—moving closer and closer to the end zone.
In a key game, the Cowboys beat their archrivals to remain undefeated, thanks to a major play by Sam. However, the celebration ends when he and his teammates make an unwelcome discovery: the winning play was illegal.
Is the Cowboys’ perfect season in jeopardy? Did they really deserve to win?
Author Fred Bowen delivers exciting play-by-play action along with an important story of winning and losing, truth and consequences, and good sportsmanship.
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