Tough to Tackle
Tough to Tackle
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Tough to Tackle

Written by Matt Christopher
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics Book Series
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$6.99
$6.74
9 - 11
Reading age
139
Page count
107
Words per page
680L
Lexile measure
Sep 30, 1987
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No one trusts a quitter… More than anything Boots Raymond wants to be a quarterback for the Apollos. But because of his size, the coach assigns him to a tackle position-and there’s no arguing with the coach. Boots rebels and almost quits the team. It seems that nothing can change his mind, but his brother Tom intercepts and teaches Boots something valuable he learned from playing football and being a soldier.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316140584
    Publication Date
    September 30, 1987
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    139
    Words Per Page
    107
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    87003714
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    15485723
    Lexile® Level
    680L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    693
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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