Home-Field Football

By Jake Maddox and Sean Tiffany

Mason is the newest addition to the Clearwater Middle School football team. His new team is nothing like his old one. The coach doesn't have much time for practice, the field and equipment are old and worn, and no one even wants to be quarterback. Can Mason help out his new home team?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Sep 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781434259844

Jake Maddox

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: Welcome to Nowheresville

CHAPTER 2: Twenty-Two

CHAPTER 3: Coach Willman

CHAPTER 4: Old Gear

CHAPTER 5: Practice Makes Perfect?

CHAPTER 6: Who Will Be QB?

CHAPTER 7: Tire Swing

CHAPTER 8: Practice Until Dark

CHAPTER 9: First Game

CHAPTER 10: Make an O

CHAPTER 1

WELCOME TO NOWHERESVILLE

It’s not all bad, is it, Mason? Mom asked as they stood in front of the moving van. It was parked on the driveway, up close to their new house.

I’m not sure yet, Mason admitted. He wanted to say It’s worse than bad. This was the biggest mistake ever! But he knew it wouldn’t make a difference. His mom’s job had taken the two of them to Clearwater Bluff.

It was a small town out in the middle of nowhere. And they were stuck there now.

Mason had never even seen the house before that day. Mom’s work had found them a place to live, it was finalized within a day, and then they were packing.

I know this isn’t easy for you, Mom said. She set a box labeled KITCHEN down on the ground and stood next to her son.

They looked out at the fields across the street together. As if on cue, a tractor rumbled along the road and the farmer driving it waved to them.

Oh, boy, Mason said, sighing.

He waved back to the farmer and managed a smile. He’d never seen anything like that back in the city.

He was used to living in a