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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780316140584
ISBN number: 0316140589
Label: Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 139
Printing Date: September 30, 1987
Publishing house: Little, Brown Young Readers
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 30872
Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Assigned to play tackle instead of quarterback because of his size, Boots Raymond rebels and almost quits the team. Black-and-white illustrations.
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Tough to Tackle
The book I am reviewing is Tough to Tackle, it is written by Matt Christopher. I think this book deserves four stars because it doesn't give enough details, but it was very descriptive book. This book is about Boots Raymond wants to play quarterback for the Apollos more than anything in the world. The problem is that because of his size, the coach tells him to play on the line. Boots hates playing tackle and almost quits the team. Boots has a brother in war and knows a lot about being apart of a team. His brother tells him some important things in football and offensive lineman. In the book Fighting Tackle who is also by Matt Christopher, it is a really good book because they are both kids who don't get to play there positions that they really like in football.
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This is an excellent book to read. I loved this book!!! I suggest that kids who like football should read this book. Litearly,I read this book in 2 days.
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i thought it was a pretty good book because i like football. but but i think there should of been some more action and a little bit longer.i like the fact that boots didnt get to play quarterback and instead he had to play linemen and he ended up likeing the position. but i didnt like it that just because he wasnt quarterback he was gonna quit and if your gonna play a sport and you dont get your position then just dont quit cuz you could be better at that position.
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The main characters of this book are Boots Raymond,Coach Higgins, Coach Dekay, and Tony Alo. Boots is a big kid,14 years old, and loves to play football. Coach Higgins and Coach Dekay are tough coaches who really expect alot from the players. Tony is a thin, wiry boy who loves to aggravate Boots.
The plot of the story is that Boots wants to be the quarterback of the team, but he is new and the coach decides to put him on the defense. Boots keeps trying to prove himself to the coach, but Tony does everything he can to stop Boots. He tackles him harder than other kids and trys to make him mad. The coach keeps Boots on the defense until one day when the quarterback gets hurt and then he lets Boots become the quarterback for one game. Boots does a great job and this makes Tony angry. Boots gets to be the back-up quarterback for the rest of the games.
The setting of the book is in the fall during football season. It is high school football and the weather is cold.
The theme of the story is you have to work hard to get what you want; and you can't let other people stop you from your goal.
I liked this book because I like football and I liked the part when Boots gets to be the quarterback.
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Boots Raymond is a boy that want to play quarterback for his team - there's just one problem - the coach says he's too heavy to play that position. The coach assigns him to right tackle. His brother, Tom, is actually the one that encourages him to play football because he wants to quit. His brother explains that it's good to play the line because you help the quarterback make the plays. I like this book because it's very exciting, and I understand how it feels to play a position that you don't like. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves sports or who plays tackle football!
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