Football: Facts & Fun

 Are you ready for the Super Bowl?  Get in the mood with these fun, informational books for kids . . . .

Great Football Debates by Barry Wilner

Most sports fans have strong opinions about the players and teams they follow. And they love to share their views with their friends. Great Football Debates various players, rules, topics, and issues related to the sport.

Football's Funniest Mascots by David Carson

Football fans enjoy the goofy antics of many colorful mascots. Have a good laugh while learning about the funniest football mascots!

The Super Bowl: Chasing Football Immortality by Matt Doeden

The NFL is the most popular sports league in the United States, and the Super Bowl is its grandest stage. The incredible runs, the gutsy defensive stands, and the game-winning touchdown throws are all here.

More Books --

The Everything Kids' Football Book by Greg Jacobs

Football Records Smashed! by Bruce Berglund

Game Day by Tiki and Ronde Barber

Legends: The Best Players, Games and Teams in Football by Howard Bryant

Pro Football Records by Shane Frederick

A Super Fan's Guide to Pro Football Teams by Drew Lyon

Touchdowns and Tailgates: Behind the Scenes of Game Day Football by Martin Driscoll

The Ultimate College Football Road Trip by Andy York

Football Season

The high school football season is underway.  Want more than just the Friday / Saturday night game?  Try reading one of these great football books for teens. . .

Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp
In his senior year, high school star linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than just football.

Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff
Fifteen-year-old Andrew Zansky, the second fattest student at his high school, joins the varsity football team to get the attention of a new girl on whom he has a crush.

Pop by Gordon Korman
Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

Dairy Queen: A Novel by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.

Football Season

With the start of school comes the start of the football season.  Check out one of these great football stories for teens . . .

Pop by Gordon Korman
Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp
In his senior year, high school star linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than just football.