Force Out

Description

Joey and Zach are best friends-and two of the best baseball players in their league. Their dream is to play together on the Center State select team, and they will do anything to help each other get there. So when Zach is forced to go on an extra-credit field trip that would make him miss the championship game and his chances to move on, Joey comes up with a plan to bail him out. Everything should be fine-as long as no one finds out what they did. Then, the unthinkable happens: The boys learn there's only one open spot on the select team. Now Joey has to decide his next move. Will he use his secret to force Zach out Extras included.

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, "Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read."Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.

Praise for BASEBALL GREAT: "Narration filled with crisp dialogue brings immediacy to Josh's painful practice sessions, the excitement of his games, and his confusion at the flux of middle-school dynamics." -- Kirkus Reviews on Baseball Great, a New York Times bestseller "The baseball action is both exciting and laced with savvy tips about playing, coaching, and showing team spirit." -- ALA Booklist on Best of the Best, a New York Times bestseller "The realistic portrayal of friendship lost and later restored, and the abundant baseball action guarantee that this book will find wide appeal among Green's many fans." -- School Library Journal "An engrossing, tightly knit tale." -- ALA Booklist