Long-Arm Quarterback
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 1999 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Long-Arm Quarterback

By Matt Christopher

Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series

A small-town football team faces an old rivalry threatening their unity.

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144 pages· 19,342 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Cap Wadell dreams of playing football, but his tiny town lacks a full team. Inspired by his grandfather's past, Cap starts a six-man league. As he vies for quarterback against Jimmy Cash, an old feud between their grandfathers resurfaces, threatening the team's future. Can Cap navigate the rivalry and keep the team together?

From the publisher

Cap Wadell loves football, but it seems unlikely that he’ll ever get to play on a real team-his hometown is so small that there aren’t enough boys in his school to fill a regulation squad. Then his grandfather tells him how he solved that same problem years before: He and his schoolmates started a six-man football league. If Cap wants to do the same thing, Grandpa will be happy to help. He’ll even coach the team if the league gets off the ground. It does, and soon Cap and his friends are learning the rules of six-man football. Cap is in competition for the starting quarterback spot with Jimmy Cash, but that’s not a problem. What is a problem is that Grandpa and Jimmy’s grandfather have reignited an old football feud. When their rivalry starts to affect the team, Cap wonders if the team will survive. For a complete list of all of Matt Christopher’s titles, please turn to the last pages of this book.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
144
Words
19,342
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
Books about sports and recreationBooks about familyBooks about footballBooks about social themesBooks about multigenerational
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~R
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
34971
Publication
Published
November 1, 1999
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316105620

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