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__ **Book Report** __
 * Name: Date:** Alex Milliken 11/30

**Directions: Answer all 8 of the questions/statements in complete sentences. Feel free to add a related picture to your report.** **1.** ** What is the title of your book and who is the author?** Football Hero By Tim Green **2.** ** Name and describe two main characters.** Ty who lives with his Aunt Virgina and Uncle gus lost his parents in a car crash loves Football. He goes to Halpern Middle School and has a job at Lucys bar that his uncle had givein him for his birthday. Thane his older brother who playes Football and went to Syracuse and got drafted to the jets. **3.** **Write a summary of your book.** In the book Football Hero by Tim Green is about a boy named Ty who lives with his uncle and aunt because his parents got into a car crash. He has an older brother named Thane. Thane went to Syracuse college and got drafted to the NY Jets to play football.Ty also tries to play football and he makes the team. Coach V his football coach puts him at starting wide receiver due to his speed and hands. Every day he works at a bar that his uncle had given him for his birthday, to work there. His older brother Thane picks him up from every Friday after practice and takes him to eat. At the resturant they just talk about the NFL and Ty's football. On Ty's team theres this kid, Calvin West and he bullies him at practice. Ty is a wide receiver and he is a conerback. So when ever Ty tries to go out for a pass Calvin trips or pushes him. So Thane tought him some moves and he used them when ever Calvin tried to trip or push him. When he used his move he made Calvin go over a bench! So the day after Ty did that Calvin and two of his palls tried to hurt Ty. Charlotte came in and told them to stop and they didn't listen. Than Charlotte hit Calvin in the head with her lunch box and it sent him koncked out. She pushed him down the stairs and he had a concussion and a broken arm. Because of this Calvin cant play this weekend and they are playing Brookfield, their rival. Ty came a little late and they were down two TDs. He caught the first one making theme down one and the second he caught the winning pass! The day after Thane offered Ty to live with him and he accepted.

The good part is that its about football and I love football. **Big Question #2: What would make this book better?** As a critic, it’s important to be honest. And honestly, some parts of some books are pretty bad. To make this book better he could make the uncle be nicer to him because i flet bad for Ty when ever his uncle made fun of him. Ty lives with his uncle and aunt and has an older brother,who plays NFL football and Ty plays football and Ty works in Lucys Bar.
 * The following questions were taken from :** [] 
 * Big Question #1: What makes this book good?  **
 * Big Question #3: What’s the one most important thing the author wants you to know?** This is the main idea. It’s almost as though you could squeeze a whole book down to a __single sentence__ and say that’s what it was all about.

**Big Question #4: Why did the writer write this?** Why did the author bother to tell this story? What is it about this particular story that the author thought was so important? Was it just for fun or to teach something? I think it was to teach kids to never give up and go after your dreams.

**Big Question #5: What does the audience need to know to understand and enjoy the book?** In other words, what background knowledge would be good to have prior to reading this book? You would need to know the rules of football, understand it, and know about the NY Jets.