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Chapter Book · Ages 9–11 · 1971 · Est. 2 hour read
Tough to Tackle
Part of the Matt Christopher Sports Classics series
A young athlete must choose between quitting or learning resilience on the field.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 482 ratings
139 pages· 14,875 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Boots Raymond dreams of being the Apollos' quarterback, but his size lands him as a tackle. Frustrated, he considers quitting until his brother Tom, a soldier, shares a lesson in perseverance. Can Boots find his place on the team and prove his worth?
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 139
- Words
- 14,875
- Reading age
- 9–11
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 680L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.2
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 693
Publication
- Published
- September 30, 1987
- First published
- August 1, 1971
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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