The Falcons have the skill but not the height required to win their games. Will they be able to win the dreaded end-of-the-season game against their much taller rivals?The Falcons have a problem: they
The Falcons have the skill but not the height required to win their games. Will they be able to win the dreaded end-of-the-season game against their much taller rivals?
The Falcons have a problem: they?ve lost the first two games of the season. Although they have skill, they lack height. When Michael Mancino comes across an old issue of Sports Illustrated, he discovers the similarly vertically challenged UCLA Bruins who won the 1964 NCAA Championship with an aggressive and hard-to-beat full-court zone press. Will the Falcons be able to make a comeback and win against the much bigger eighth-grade team?
Author Fred Bowen continues his Sports Story series with full court, play-by-play action that?s sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats! An afterword provides the real story behind the 1964 UCLA Bruins.
?[Bowen?s pacing is excellent and he has a knack for efficient evocation.?
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Exciting team play-by-play action, snappy dialogue, realistic conflicts, and engaging plots enhance these middle grade novels which feature fascinating glimpses into sports history.
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?Bowen is quickly joining the ranks of today?s most popular sports-fiction authors?he skillfully interweaves fact and fiction and uses historical sports plays and concepts as a backdrop for the story.?
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