Football Genius: A Thrilling Middle Grade Story About a Boy with a Gift for Predicting Football Plays for Children (Ages 8-12)

My newly 9 year old is still working on finding a series of books that he loves. He did really like I Survived but we have graduated from that series. He loves football and real life stories so I figured he love this read. He loves it and I love reading with him and to him when he’s too tired. It’s challenging yet the storyline is clear, characters are easy to differentiate and overall just a fun, realistic read. I cannot wait to read more of Tim Green books with him.

Very inspiring story. Tim Greene is a brilliant writer. Grandsons loved all of Tim Green’s series.

I loved everything about the book, especially the involvement Seth was to the youth. Also how persistent Troy was to prove his gift to help the Falcons

Football Genius by Tim Green follows Troy White as he realizes a dream. Troy lives with his mom, has two good friends and loves football. But he hardly ever gets to play because he's second string quarterback and the first string quarterback's father is the coach. So Troy sits on the sidelines. But he has a gift of being able to predict what the other teams' next play will be. There's a turn of events when Troy's mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons football team. Will Troy get a chance to help them turn around their losing season? I enjoyed this book. It was my first sports related read in a long time. I did found it a bit hard to follow some of the technical football terms, but it was a good read anyway. It gives you what you need to know to get an idea about what's happening during the game scenes. I'm familiar with Atlanta and the Falcons, so it made for an entertaining read to hear about places I knew. While using a real football team made it realistic, it also dates the book. I admit that I only recognized a handful of players names, many of which are now retired from the NFL. Troy's character is realistic and easy to relate to. Like any other 12-year-old kid he has dreams, good friends and minor problems at school with bullies. He sometimes makes poor decisions but he owns up to them. I thought this was a good lesson because although he gets in trouble, it's not as bad as if he chose to lie. Truth is an important theme throughout. The suspense the author creates is great. I kept waiting for things to happen whether good or bad. It kept the momentum going and me reading, waiting for the next obstacle to be overcome. I recommend this for middle grade readers whether you like football or not, whether you're male or female. Www.cheresevinescharmingwords.wordpress.com

Great purchase! My son loves these books

My 10 year old is not able to put the book down and he still has a couple chapters to go. He keeps saying they're cliff hangers!

From my 13-year-old son: Football Genius is a cool story where a young football player named Troy finds out he has a special ability to predict other teams’ plays. Troy is a huge Falcons fan, and his mom works for the team. He wants to use his special ability to help the Falcon’s make a push for the playoffs. But one of the team’s coaches wants the team to fail, so he tries to prevent Troy form helping the team.

My church provides a book for every child in a local elementary school. The selection and price of these books allowed me to buy enough for many students.

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I read this with my 10 year old football Loving son! He loved it - as did I!!! Then we ordered the next three books in the set of 6!!! Let’s hope they are just as great!

The book for my grandson came on time. So I'm very happy. I haven't read it but I'm sure he will enjoy it. Thank you

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