The Extra Yard

By Mike Lupica

Part of the Home Team series

A young athlete faces family tensions as his estranged father returns.

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304 pages· 54,150 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Eighth-grader Teddy is thrilled to join the football team, but his excitement fades when his estranged father returns, eager to reconnect. As Teddy questions his father's motives, he must navigate the challenges of family and football. Can he bridge the emotional gap, or will the past overshadow his future on the field? Discover the heartwarming journey of a boy striving to find his place both at home and in the game.

From the publisher

Teddy, a young football player, learns that sometimes bridging the distance in your family can be harder than stretching for an extra yard on the field in the second book of the Home Team series from New York Times bestselling author and sportswriting legend Mike Lupica. Last spring Teddy’s life changed for the better. He started working out, shaping up, and even earned a spot on the Walton baseball team, and with the team he went all the way to the Little League World Series. But the best things to come out of that season were his friendships with Jack, Cassie, and Gus, and the confidence to finally try out for the sport he really loves–football. So when eighth grade begins, Teddy couldn’t be more psyched. Until his mom drops a bomb: his father–who left them a long time ago–is back in Walton and back in their lives. And Teddy isn’t happy about it. As a former star football player at the school, Teddy’s dad is thrilled to find out his son is going out for the team, but Teddy begins to wonder if his father only cares about him now because he’s putting on the helmet. Can Teddy find a way to go the extra yard for the team and for himself, or is the distance between him and his father too much to overcome?

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