Frank Carlson Library

Twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle loves football almost as much as she loves her father but when she joins the Orville Middle School football team, not all of the boys, or parents, are pleased.

Twelve-year-old Michael, confined to a wheelchair after an accident, uses mental telepathy to communicate football plays to his quarterback twin brother Tom, then suddenly finds himself on the field in his brother's place.

Identical twins learn to accept the fact that they have different interests and abilities.

Brainy Scott Parry, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris Conlan, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.

An oddball mama's boy from the back bayous of Louisiana never wanted anything more than to quench the thirst of the dehydrated athletes who treat him like dirt! But when Coach Klein makes the call that allows him to finally stand up for himself, it unleashes a torrent of bottled-up frustration ... and exposes a talent for tackling that transforms him from a meek water distribution engineer to the hardest hitter ever to roam the gridiron.

Feeling guilty after accidentally breaking his friend's leg, Rocky Fletcher takes on extra duties at school, from selling chocolate bars and managing his injured friend's student council campaign to playing both offense and defense on the football team.

Carlos no cree que se pueda jugar al f�utbol con una pelota ovalada. Chris no cree que se pueda jugar con una pelota redonda. Quiz�as no es buena idea jugar con un ni�no tan diferente ... �Ni siquiera sabe c�omo se juega! Un momento. Se ve como divertido ... �Vamos a probar! Disfruta y celebra el encuentro de dos culturas a trav�es de sus deportes favoritos. Carlos is not sure that football can be played with an oval-shaped ball....

"It's game day at Kansas State University! Follow Willie the Wildcat around campus as he makes his way to Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the big game."--p. [4] of cover.