After budget cuts force the Southside Saints football team to disband, Jamal and his friends have to settle for playing pickup on the hardscrabble field behind their high school.

Then the president of a sporting goods company offers to donate $20,000 worth of equipment to the team. There's only one catch: he wants to be the coach. Thrilled to have a real team together, the players turn a blind eye to Coach Fort's racism, bullying and discrimination. Until he takes it too far. Now it's up to Jamal and his teammates to take back their team and show what they're made of.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 08/30/2016
ISBN: 9781459812253
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 09/01/2016 pg. 106

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505858 / Gang Tackle
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 3