Go Long!

Written by Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber

Part of the Barber Game Time Books series

Can a divided team rally behind a new coach to chase a championship dream?

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160 pages· 31,254 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 770L

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Bookroo's summary

Tiki and Ronde face a challenging football season when their beloved coach leaves, and Mr. Wheeler, a science teacher with a sidelined college career, takes over. As key players, the brothers must unite their team and overcome doubts about their new coach's abilities. Can they inspire their teammates to embrace change and strive for the State Championship? This tale of teamwork and perseverance explores what it truly means to be a champion, inspired by the real-life childhood of NFL stars Tiki and Ronde Barber.

From the publisher

It’s Tiki and Ronde’s second year on their junior high school football team, the Hidden Valley Eagles. The eighth-grade season is here, and the boys have come together as a team. Now key starters, Tiki and Ronde are ready for a great season, and with hard work and determination, maybe they will even go all the way to the State Championship! But when Coach Spangler announces that he has been asked to move up to the high school team, and Mr. Wheeler, the science teacher, is tapped for the head coaching job, the season seems over before it begins. Sure, Coach Wheeler played college football until he was benched by an injury, but it just isn’t the same. Tiki wants to give Coach Wheeler a chance, yet the team’s loyalties are divided. What does a science teacher know about the game of football? Can the team work together, get behind their new coach, and play smart? Inspired by the childhood of NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, Go Long! is a story of teamwork, perseverance, and what it takes to be a champion.

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