Special Teams [Hardcover]

A football book full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers.

In football, most touchdowns are scored in two ways. First, give the ball to a player and let him run. Second, the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who takes it in for the score. Leo wants to be a wide receiver—the player that catches passes and scores touchdowns.  

But his coach isn't so sure that the position is right for Leo. He must figure out how to help his team in other ways by learning other ways to score. In Special Teams, Leo’s team is counting on him to know his strengths and make the right play.This novel is written with rich detail and play-by-play descriptions that drop readers into the heart of the action. . . .This pleasant sports novel will appeal to every young reader who loves football and thinks they know the game from watching it on television.
—School Library JournalFred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelongsports 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 inthe Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring tobecome a full-time children’s book author. Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, withhis wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.Leo Campbell sprinted downfield, dug his right foot into the dry dirt of Sligo Park, and cut into the middle of the field. The football was in the air before Sebastian “Sebby” Bates could call out “Three Mississippi!”
Leo reached out. The ball grazed his fingertips and dangled in the air for a moment. But Leo was off-balance, and he tumbled to the turf with the ball bounclc/