Double Reverse
(Fred Bowen Sports Story)

Author

Fred Bowen

Publication Date

August 20, 2014

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 6^th − 8^th

Language

English

Double Reverse (Fred Bowen Sports Story)

Paperback

Currently out of stock

Description

Jesse is experienced as a wide receiver --but can he play against type and help his new team as a quarterback?

The Franklin High Panthers need a new quarterback. Freshman Jesse Wagner knows the plays, but he feels he is too small to be QB material. Jesse's brother Jay has a problem of his own: his college coach wants him to switch from quarterback to safety. The brothers agree on a deal: Jesse will try out for quarterback, and Jay will try playing safety. Meanwhile, Jesse and his teammates recruit an unlikely kicker for their team --a girl named Savannah.

Author Fred Bowen continues his Sports Story series with play-by-play action that's sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats! An afterword provides the real stories of successful professional athletes who did not "look the part."

Publication date

August 20, 2014

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9781561458141

Lexile Measure

630

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Peachtree Publishing Company

Series

Fred Bowen Sports Story

BISAC categories

JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV032030 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Football

Kirkus

An apt choice to surprise a young football fan with the power of words.

ALA/Booklist

Filled with descriptions of the games, practices, and plays, the quick plot and likable characters will appeal to football fans.... [A] solid choice for struggling readers.

Fred Bowen

Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelong sports fanatic. He is the author of the action-packed Fred Bowen Sports Story series, currently totaling more than twenty titles. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids' baseball and basketball teams. He has also written a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children's book author.Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.

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