Double Reverse (Fred Bowen Sports Story)

by Fred Bowen (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

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."

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Kirkus Reviews

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.

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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.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781561458141
Lexile Measure
630
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company
Publication date
August 20, 2014
Series
Fred Bowen Sports Story
BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV032030 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Football
Library of Congress categories
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