{"product_id":"touchdown-trouble-isbn-9781561454976","title":"Touchdown Trouble","description":"\u003cb\u003eSam loves football. There's nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together—moving closer and closer to the end zone.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in a key game, the Cowboys beat their archrivals to remain undefeated, thanks to a major play by Sam. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the celebration ends when he and his teammates make an unwelcome discovery: The winning play was illegal. Is the Cowboys' perfect season in jeopardy? Did they really deserve to win?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Fred Bowen delivers exciting play-by-play action along with an important story of winning and losing, truth and consequences, and good sportsmanship. The afterword reveals the inspiration for this story: the controversial 1940 Cornell-Dartmouth game.\"An excellent opportunity for a group discussion and will be a fine addition to other popular play-by-play sports chapter books.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Plenty of walloping gridiron action. . . unexpectedly potent drama.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelong sports fanatic. He is the author of  the action-packed Fred Bowen Sports Story series, currently totaling more than twenty titles. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids' baseball and basketball teams. He has also written a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children's book author.Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.","brand":"Peachtree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302915199205,"sku":"NP9781561454976","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781561454976.jpg?v=1767742856","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/touchdown-trouble-isbn-9781561454976","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}