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1) Bleachers
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
When his old coach dies, high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to his hometown after fifteen years, reunites with his former teammates, and struggles to resolve his mixed feelings about the man.
Author
Series
My weird school daze volume 4
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.
3) Lone stars
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Coach Coop, a former star player for the Dallas Cowboys, starts exhibiting side effects from the many concussions he suffered while playing professionally, twelve-year-old wide receiver Clay Hollis becomes determined to help him get through the football season until Thanksgiving, when Coach plans to attend a ceremony honoring him and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates.
4) Learning
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bailey Flanigan is growing closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York while Cody coaches a small high school football team … on and off the field. But neither feels complete without the chance to share their dreams with one other. Can distance truly make the heart grow fonder? Or will Cody learn to turn to others to share in his happiness? And when tragedy strikes? Who will be there to provide comfort in the face of loss? As Cody’s...
5) The walk on
Author
Series
The Triple Threat volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new town his freshman year in high school, Alex Myers is happy to win a spot on the varsity team as a quarterback but must deal with the idea of not playing for two years since the first-string quarterback is not onlya local hero, he is also son of the corrupt head coach.
8) Buzz kill
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Millie joins forces with her classmate, gorgeous but mysterious Chase Colton, to try to uncover who murdered head football coach "Hollerin' Hank" Killdare--and why.
9) Unstoppable
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
If anyone understands the phrase "tough luck," it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable....
10) Take away
Author
Series
The Red Zone volume 5
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After a clash with Coach Z, the Central High Trojan's star wide receiver, Orlando Green, decides to play for the Trojan's archrival, the Athens High Raiders, leaving his best friend Devon to deal with the consequences.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
2004.
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the right one for the new girl Cassandra, while adjusting to the football coach who has become their new teacher.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The...
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