The Great Quarterback Switch by Matt Christopher

Take a look at these 9 titles for football season!ĭisclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. The days are getting shorter and soon the leaves will be changing and there will be that coolness in the air – it’s football season. Typically, I try to alphabetize my book list, but today’s list is listed more in terms of age level instead with easier books leading into chapter books, middle grade novels, and a YA novel too! There are some really exciting, page-turning football books out there for kids to read, or for you to read aloud as a family. The easiest way to get a kid excited about reading, finding something they’re passionate about! And that’s how today’s book list was born.

These kids live and breathe playing sports with their friends – practicing on a team, playing pickup games, all sports, all the time.īut, if you’re trying to get these types of kids interested in reading a book, that can be a lot to ask. That being said, I know so many kids who are sports-focused, many of whom are not into reading as much. Most don’t really hold my attention, especially football – it just takes so long! I can definitely watch hockey, only because it moves so much faster. I always want to read the next line, or next page, or next chapter of the book.I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not really into sports at all. The reason I recommend this book is so interesting that whenever I read it I never want to put it down. Michael was really good at football, and it was very unfortunate that he had to get hit by a car and be paralyzed for the rest of his life. And Michael wasn't selfish enough to go tell everyone that he was actually the person who made the good play. Touchdown for Tommy (Matt Christopher sports fiction Volume ) Cover. My favorite character in this book is Michael because once he switches places with Tom and, makes a good play and once he comes back to his real self, everyone is cheering for Tom. The library does not own any copies of this title. So Michael gets his wish to play football again, come true. Michael calls the play and it works to perfection. Then all of a sudden it happens! They switched places and Michael is in the uniform and tom is sitting in the wheelchair with Michael's clothes on. So one day at a football game, Tom is calling the plays and Michael is on the sideline thinking hard to change places. The two twins go to their neighbor's house once in a while because they're friends, and one day the man says that if you think hard enough to change places with each other in a game, than it could happen. So he was paralyzed for the rest of his life. Michael walked out in the street and was hit by a car. The book is about two twin brothers named Tom and Michael that love football. My book is called The Great Quarterback Switch by Matt Christopher.