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Description
Jalen Hurts was a five-sport athlete in high school. He put all his focus into football and chose to play at the University of Alabama. Despite starting strong, Hurts was eventually benched. This adversity made him a stronger player and reshaped his future, taking him to Oklahoma for his senior year. In 2020, Hurts was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and became the face of the team. The drive and talent of Jalen Hurts is front and center in this fact-filled sports biography.
Publication date
August 01, 2025
Genre
Non-fiction
Page Count
32
ISBN-13
9798875222603
Lexile Measure
760
Publisher
Capstone Press
Series
Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports
Universe
Sports Illustrated Kids
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation JNF054050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Football
Library of Congress categories
United States Football players Quarterbacks (Football) Hurts, Jalen
MATT CHANDLER is a former newspaper journalist and six-time New York Press Association award winner. The author of more than 55 nonfiction books, he has written extensively about all types of sports and athletes. His Sports Illustrated Kids book, Side-by-Side Baseball Stars: Comparing the Game's Greatest, was selected by the American Society of Journalists and Authors for its 2015 Young Adult Outstanding Book Award. Learn more about his work at www.mattchandlerwriting.com.
