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Don't Throw It to Mo!
By David A. Adler, Sam Ricks (Illustrator)
Book #1 in the Mo Jackson series
A young football player proves himself despite his small size
4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,042 ratings
32 pages· 427 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Mo, the smallest player on the Robins football team, faces teasing from rivals who call him 'butterfingers.' But his coach sees potential in Mo's size. Can Mo turn his disadvantage into a game-winning advantage? Discover how determination and clever strategy might lead to an unexpected victory on the field.
From the publisher
Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don’t mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a “butterfingers” who’s too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo’s coach has a plan to turn Mo’s little size into a big win for the Robins! This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports was the winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 427
- Reading age
- 6–8
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- 470L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 1.9
- F&P level
- ~M
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 181930
Publication
- Published
- June 1, 2021
- First published
- May 5, 2015
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780593432341
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