By: Lisa Bridgen

Ty Lewis’s life is all about one

thing….

FOOTBALL

And this is Ty’s big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a

new school, and be like his older brother Thane

Thane is graduating

from college and is at the

top of the NFL draft.

But Ty is miserable living with his

guardians, his Uncle Gus and Aunt

Virginia but doesn’t want Thane to know how bad his life has

become.

All Ty wants to do is play football,

but he know that the possibility of

that is quickly fading.

His Uncle makes him

work scrubbing toilets,

including one at a bar…

Where his uncle places bets with a scary

mobster nicknamed Lucy.

When Lucy learns that Ty’s brother

is the famous football player…

Who’s about to be signed by the NY

Jets. Lucy hatches a scheme to make

money from inside information about

injured players that he gets from Thane.

When everything goes wrong, Ty must come up

with a plan of his own to save his

brother.

FOOTBALL HERO

• Reading level: Ages 9-12• Publisher: HarperCollins• Published Date: April 22, 2008 • ISBN-10: 0061122742