Hut! Hut! Hike!: A Branches Book
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2025

Hut! Hut! Hike!: A Branches Book

Written by Andrew Maraniss · Illustrated by Aishwarya Tandon

Part of the Sports Zone! series

Can Jasper lead his team to victory, or will he be sidelined?

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96 pages· 670L
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Nine-year-old Jasper excels at living room football, but real games are a different story. As he and his friends Mo and Ruby try out for the town's flag football team, Jasper faces unexpected challenges. Will he rise to the occasion and lead his team to victory, or will Coach Sanders keep him on the bench? With engaging illustrations and game-time action, this story explores teamwork, competition, and the love of sports. Discover the rules of flag football and meet sports legends along the way. Can Jasper prove himself on the field?

From the publisher

Best friends Jasper, Mo, and Ruby try out for the flag football team and learn what it means to be a part of a team in the first installment of this action-packed, fully illustrated early chapter book series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Nine-year-old Jasper is the best football player ever… when he’s playing in his living room with his dad. But when he tries out for his town’s flag football team, along with his friends Mo and Ruby, he realizes he might not be as skilled as he thought he was. Will Jasper help lead his team to victory in their first game? Or will Coach Sanders keep him on the sideline?Engaging black-and-white artwork appears on every page, and game-time scenes are told through graphic novel-style panels. Nonfiction sidebars are also scattered throughout, introducing young readers to sports legends and other fun facts. Kids will learn all the flag football rules and terms as they read this book, and they won’t be able to put it down because of its action-packed, relatable story!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
670L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.3
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
September 2, 2025
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781546120056

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