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Fred Bowen

Featured Title: Special Teams
Special Teams by Fred Bowen
Genre: childrens
Author: Fred Bowen
Special Teams
Special Teams by Fred Bowen

A football book full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers.

In football, most touchdowns are scored in two ways. First, give the ball to a player and let him run. Second, the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who takes it in for the score. Leo wants to be a wide receiver—the player that catches passes and scores touchdowns.

But his coach isn’t so sure that the position is right for Leo. He must figure out how to help his team in other ways by learning other ways to score. In Special Teams, Leo’s team is counting on him to know his strengths and make the right play.

About Fred Bowen

Fred Bowen is the author of 30 sports books for young readers ages 8-12. He is the creator and author of the Fred Bowen Sports Story series, 27 books that combine sports fiction, sports history and always have a chapter of sports history in the back (Peachtree Publishers).

Fred has also written three sports history books, including “Gridiron: Stories From 100 Years of the National Football League” (Margaret K. McEldery Books 2020) and “Hardcourt: Stories From 75 Years of the National Basketball Association” (Margaret K. McEldery Books 2022).

From April 2000 to February 2023, Fred wrote a weekly kids’ sports column for The Washington Post.

Fred will be presenting “Special Teams.”

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