Wild Card
Description
The eighth-grade season couldn't be going better for the Hidden Valley Eagles. The team is beginning to gel with their new head coach, and Tiki and Ronde and their teammates are counting on only wins with the play-offs in clear sight.
But report card time spells trouble for the Eagles when Adam Costa, their ace kicker, is benched for academic probation. It's school policy: Without the grades, there's no playing time. Without exception. Ever.
With only a few games left before the play-offs, the team's hopes are shot. Will the Eagles be shut out of play-off contention for the first time in seven years? Or can the team that plays together study together too?
Inspired by the childhood of National Football League superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, Wild Card is a story of teamwork and perseverance and what it takes to be a champion.
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Ronde Barber is a record-holding cornerback who retired after fifteen seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is one of only two cornerbacks selected to the Pro Bowl five times. He is married with two daughters.
Paul Mantell is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including books in the Hardy Boys and Matt Christopher series.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One: Saving the Day
- Chapter Two: Storm Clouds
- Chapter Three: Reaching Out
- Chapter Four: The Search for the Golden Foot
- Chapter Five: Men of Action
- Chapter Six: Game-Changer
- Chapter Seven: Desperate Measures
- Chapter Eight: The Razor's Edge
- Chapter Nine: The Slim Thread of Hope
- Chapter Ten: Life Lesson
- Chapter Eleven: Threading the Needle
- Chapter Twelve: The Game of Their Lives
- Chapter Thirteen: The Happy Recap
- Football Signals
- About Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber and Paul Mantell
- Copyright
- Endnote
