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Picture Book · Ages 3–18 · 1981 · Est. 3.5 hour read-aloud
Tight End
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series
A football player faces harassment linked to his father's past.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 93 ratings
137 pages· 27,086 words· Est. 3.5 hour read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A high school football player grapples with relentless harassment, convinced it's tied to his father's prison record. As tensions rise on and off the field, he must confront the shadows of his family's past. Can he break free from the stigma, or will it define his future? The stakes are high, and the truth may be more complex than it seems.
From the publisher
A high school football player believes the harassment he is experiencing on and off the field is due to his father’s prison record.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 137
- Words
- 27,086
- Reading age
- 3–18
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 690L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 498
Publication
- Published
- September 30, 1986
- First published
- January 1, 1981
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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