{"product_id":"the-league-thatcher-heldring-9780385741828","title":"The League","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe League \"will keep sports fans reading\" when all one boy wants is to play in a summer football league even though it's the roughest and most secretive rogue league in town (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd don't miss Thatcher Heldring's newest novel, \u003ci\u003e The Football Girl\u003c\/i\u003e--about a girl who follows her passion for the game and tries out for the football team! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo teams. One summer. No rules. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wyatt Parker is tired of getting picked on by bullies and ignored by girls. He hopes playing football will toughen him up and impress his next-door neighbor Evan, who has her eye on the town's star quarterback. \u003cbr\u003e His older brother, Aaron has an even better idea: if Wyatt ditches the lame golf camp his parents signed him up for, he can play with Aaron in the League of Pain, the roughest and most secretive rogue football league in town.\u003cbr\u003e Now Wyatt has a choice. He can play by the rules like he always does, or he can steal back his neighbor, accept the penalties of the game, and have the winning summer he's been waiting for all year.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With its focus on bullying, a first crush, changing friendships, and coming of age, this book is \u003cb\u003ea solid choice for reluctant readers who also happen to love football.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heldring's latest novel \u003cb\u003econveys well the allure of contact sports, particularly tackle football, and the appeal of evasive tactics, \u003c\/b\u003e particularly lying to your parents.\"-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWyatt is a strong, multidimensional character, and the tension is palpable\u003c\/b\u003e as he strives to keep his secret. Secondary characters are varied if not very fully developed early in the book.\"-\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thatcher Heldring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385741820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385741828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e160995 \/ League\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thatcher Heldring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919633809663,"sku":"9780385741828","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_248a2257-b513-445c-b26f-ca390ac64a4d.jpg?v=1680810480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-league-thatcher-heldring-9780385741828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}