Lisa Gaddy is a starting fullback for the 'Cats and she plays her position well - except for one thing: She's small for her age, so her throw-ins from the sidelines don't go very far.
Sometimes the ball winds up landing in front of an opponent instead of a teammate. She can't stop taking throw-ins, but unless she grows three inches before the season ends, there doesn't seem to be any way she can improve. Or is there? This is the third entry in Matt Christopher's exciting series of chapter books, perfect for sports fans ready to start reading on their own.
Matt Christopher is well-known for his action-packed sports novels. In fact, he was the author of more than fifty sports books for young readers, including the award-winning Basketball Sparkplug. He was the recipient of the 1993 Milner award, given annually to the author whose books are most liked by the children of Atlanta, Georgia. He also received nominations for the Maud Hart Lovelace Award, the 1992-93 Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the 1994 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the 1993-94 Sunshine State Award Master List, and the Black-eyed Susan Award in 1993-94. Matt Christopher lived in Charlotte, North Carolina until his death in 1997. He had four children, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
