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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780061122705
ISBN number: 006112270X
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: July 01, 2007
Publishing house: HarperCollins
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: July 03, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 61868
Studio: HarperCollins
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Troy White has a phenomenal gift. He can predict football plays before they happen. Any position. Any player. Any team.
When Troy's single mom gets a job working in public relations for the Atlanta Falcons, Troy figures it's his chance to prove what he can do. But very first he has to get to the Falcons—and with tight security and a notoriously mean coach, even his mom's field passes aren't much help.
Then Troy and his best friends devise a plan to get the attention of star linebacker Seth Halloway. With Seth's playing and Troy's genius, the Falcons could be unstoppable—if they'll only listen.
Bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green scores a touchdown with this exhilarating novel, his very first for young readers. Football Genius is an action-packed adventure with gripping suspense, a hero you can really root for, and an insider's look at the world of professional football.
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Tim Green has written some compelling adult fiction. Trying his hand at mid-grade I expected interesting characters and a compelling storyline. He delivered on both. Troy, Tate, and Nathan are the main kids in the story with Tate stealing the shop. Troy has esp-like ability to predict defensive plays based on patterns of calls. He can do this for any level game. He's also a gifted quarterback who rides the bench of his team because the coach's son is the starter, and a bad one at that.
These great storylines are great. Unfortunately, the story never seems completely told as promised. Instead, the book revolves around whether Troy can convince the Atlanta Falcons of his gift, and what he offers. As for playing for his own team, the resolution cheats the reader by having the results occur off stage.
The book is full of inside information about the workings of an NFL team that any sports fan will enjoy. The characters make the book worth reading, just adjust expectation to focusing on the relationships among the friends, and between Troy's mother and Seth, the Atlanta Falcon's middle linebacker--not how Troy's gift might influence the Falcon's chances for a superbowl or his chance for leading his own team to victory.
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A wonderful book complete with a little romance and (my favorite sport) football!! But you don't have to enjoy or know anything about footbal to enjoy this book and there's not too much romance (guys would still enjoy it, in fact there's barely any romance)!!!!
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Football Genius is a marvelous book for boy's 5-8 grades. Once I picked up the book I could not put it down because it is that good. I would give football genius 5 out of 5 stars. I kmow that once you start you won't be able to put it back down becaus it is that good of a book. So sit down,relax,and get ready to enjoy.
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Troy is a young kid in Georgia struggling with having no dad and being second string quarterback behind the coaches son. Troy has a gift of being able to know what plays a team is going to run next. He can tell this in any game be it high school, college or pro. His mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons and Troy thinks this is his one chance to make something of himself. Read to see what mischief Troy and his friends can get into to try to make his dream come true. A great insight into the World of the NFL by a former NFL player. I cant wait for his subsequent book Football Hero.
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I got this book with a gift card I received as a gift. I got the book because I was looking for a quick read that would be easy. Well, it was easy, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I work with kids on a regular basis and I find myself reading books that 5th and 6th graders could read. Even though it did not challenge me, I enjoyed the book. The plot was well planned. It makes you think about how kids really treat each other. Anyone who reads this book can relate to at least one of the characters. It would recommend this book to anyone, but especially kids.
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