Quarterback Rush (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)

We struggled to find books that my 8 year old son enjoyed, and finally found these! He loves them and keeps his attention.

My grandson told me the book kept him interested. He loved the fact that it was something he could read on the bus to camp or at home waiting for dinner. Recommend for those entering 3rd grade as my grandson has requested more of these books/

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Lots of sports books contain messages, but often those messages are obvious or, worse, odd and sort of tone deaf. This book is more ambitious and successful than you might expect. Basically, we have a receiver who can't understand why his QB throws well in practice, but sends up wounded ducks during games, if he throws at all. SPOILER. Turns out the QB was injured badly while throwing, (while on a different school's team), and is now gun shy. During the course of the story our narrator has to overcome his dislike of the QB, figure out the problem, try different solutions, and navigate a number of difficult conversations and incidents. This was way more than the rah-rah, all-on-the-same-team sportsy story I anticipated. As a bonus, the football is good. They try different formations to beef up the QB's protection, and so on, so this is actually a football story, not just a lesson/message story. The fact that the most perceptive character is a girl wrestler adds a nice touch. So, this was my first Sports Illustrated graphic novel, and I'm happy to say that I was impressed.

This is a great graphic novel for students that love sports. It gives them something a little easier to read that they can better understand.

Wanted something fun for my grandson to read while learning about football, he just started playing.

What I like about Quarterback Rush was that this book is about trusting your teammates and performing at your best. Especially the end of the story.

Great story for some striving readers in my class who are interested in sports