The Underdogs
The Underdogs
The Underdogs
Mike Lupica
#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica tackles football!Will Tyler can fly on a football field. He may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game. When Will has a football in hand, he may as well be flying for real because life can't touch him - his dad isn't so defeated, his town isn't so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for. All of which does him no good if the football season is canceled. With no funding for things like uniforms and a cared-for playing field, with seemingly every other family moving to find jobs, there simply isn't enough money or players for a season. Unless one kid can rally an entire town and give everyone a reason to believe . . .For fans of his bestselling novels Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw, Mike Lupica delivers a feel-good sports story that will have readers cheering where they sit.“There's plenty of action for sports fans, and readers will root for Will and his teammates till the very last page.” –School Library Journal “[F]ootball fans will…respond to the detailed and exciting game action once the season gets rolling and find inspiration in Will and his teammates' tenacity.” –Publisher’s Weekly “Will's ingenuity and loyalty are encouraging, causing readers to want to cheer him on as he makes his dream come true.” –VOYA

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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The book The Underdogs is about a boy named Will Tyler. Will finds out that the city will not have enough money to have a football team this year. Will comes up with a crazy plan to save the season.p He lives in Forbes, Pennsylvania. The whole town is known for having a big shoe factory. It was best known for the shoes with the wings on the side for the high school football team, the Forbes Flyers. But, then, the factory closed. The city across the river called Castle Rock, had the best football team in the league. They beat Wills team last year in the championship.

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