Football Hero

By Tim Green

Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Harpercollins ISBN

9780061122750

Awards and Honors IRA Young Adult Choices for 2010

Football Hero

Name: Football Hero
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Crime: Gang/Organized Crime,Crime: General,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Crude Humor

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Twelve-year-old Ty is devastated when his uncle Gus tells him he has to spend afternoons scrubbing toilets for the family's cleaning service instead of playing on the football team. But when Ty's older brother, Thane, is selected in the NFL draft, the local mob boss takes an interest. He persuades Gus into letting Ty play football in exchange for insider information about Thane's team. All Ty wanted was a chance to succeed like his brother. Now the brothers are caught in the middle of a Mafia betting scheme, and their futures are in jeopardy.

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AR Level 5.1 AR Points 9.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Football Hero Category Sports Middle Plus Pages Count 304 Summary Ty is excited when the football coach at school asks him to be on the team, but Uncle Gus tells him he has to clean bathrooms for the family janitorial business instead. Thane is drafted by the New York Jets and instantly becomes rich and famous. Gus and his friend Lucy, a local mob boss, want to take monetary advantage of their access to Thane. So Lucy convinces Gus to allow Ty to play football and, in return, Ty will provide them with insider information he hears from Thane. Lucy’s friends win hundreds of thousands of dollars on a bet. The FBI starts to investigate, catching Ty and Thane in the middle. Topics Football. Orphans. Death in the family. Guardianship. Brothers. Memory. Coaching. Bullies. Child labor. Poverty. Janitorial services. Self-defense. Reading. Organized crime. College football. Syracuse University. The NFL draft. The New York Jets. Sports agents. Contracts. Negotiations. Gambling. Doughnuts. Entrepreneurship. Wealth. Fame. New York City. Manners. Food. Threats. Spying. Sports injuries. Fantasy football. Lying. The FBI. Undercover agents. Witness protection. Victory. SRC Level 5.500000 SRC Points 15.000000 Lexile 840L Trim Size 6" x 9" Language English JLG Release Date Aug 2008 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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