Touchdown Trouble

Description

Sam loves football. There's nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together-moving closer and closer to the end zone. But in a key game, the Cowboys beat their archrivals to remain undefeated, thanks to a major play by Sam. However, the celebration ends when he and his teammates make an unwelcome discovery- The winning play was illegal. Is the Cowboys' perfect season in jeopardy? Did they really deserve to win? Author Fred Bowen delivers exciting play-by-play action along with an important story of winning and losing, truth and consequences, and good sportsmanship. The afterword reveals the inspiration for this story- the controversial 1940 Cornell-Dartmouth game.

Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelong sports fanatic. He is the author of the action-packed Fred Bowen Sports Story series, currently totaling more than twenty titles. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids' baseball and basketball teams. He has also written a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children's book author.Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.

"An excellent opportunity for a group discussion and will be a fine addition to other popular play-by-play sports chapter books." -School Library Journal "Plenty of walloping gridiron action. . . unexpectedly potent drama." -Booklist