Additional information
by Derrick Barnes (Author), John John Bajet (Illustrator)
Welcome to the the Super Bowl of sports history books, the G.O.A.T. of the storytelling shelf, the most entertaining football book you'll ever read, from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor winner Derrick D. Barnes.
Football rules America. It's the favorite child (like you), it's the teacher's pet, it's the grandkid that Granny bakes all of the cakes, cookies, and pies for. But while you might know all the latest, do you know the GREATEST? The players, coaches, change agents, and all-out legends who made the National Football League what it is today? We're talking about Tom Brady--the sixth-round quarterback, passed up by every team in the league, who ended up becoming the G.O.A.T. Joe Horn, who hid a cell phone in the goalpost and used it after he scored a touchdown--because he was that confident he could get to the end zone. Jim Thorpe, Peyton Manning, Orlando Jones, Mel Blount They're all here for you to discover. If you consider yourself a football fan, get ready for the names, games, stats, records, and far-out facts that you couldn't possibly get anywhere else. Have you ever heard of Fritz Pollard or Anthony Muñoz? Did you know that one of the greatest defensive backs of all time is part of the reason the passing game expanded in the NFL? And can you believe that the biggest comeback in NFL history was led by a backup quarterback? By the time you're finished with this book, you'll have an advanced degree in football facts. So get ready to flip through the pages, take meticulous notes, and highlight those amazing stories and hard-to-believe facts that will make your buddies crown you a football genius ... because you are. Game time, baby!Author Biography
Derrick Barnes is the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Every Good Thing; The King of Kindergarten andThe Queen of Kindergarten; and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, which won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Illustrator Honor, the Newbery Honor, and the Caldecott Honor. He also wrote the bestselling chapter book series Ruby and the Booker Boys. Derrick lives in Charlotte, NC, with his wife, Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons, all of whom play sports. Find him online at derrickdbarnes.com.
John John Bajet is a Los Angeles-based visual development artist working in animation and children's book illustration. Past titles include Who Got Game? Baseball and If We Could Do What Animals Do.
