Football Genius by Tim Green

Football Genius by Tim Green is about twelve year old Troy, who wants nothing more than to share his gift of analyzing and predicting football plays with the Atlanta Falcons.  Unfortunately, the only people who seem to appreciate Troy's gift are his best friends, Tate and Nathan.  They would do just about anything for Troy, including help him break into star linebacker, Seth Halloway's yard to steal a football.  Troy's mother recently received a job with the Falcons and Troy is certain this will be his chance to prove himself to the team.  However, Troy's tenacity just keeps getting him into deeper and deeper trouble.  Eventually, he wins over Seth Halloway, but getting the crotchety defensive Coach Krock, who is purposely calling bad plays so he can take over the head coach position, won't give Troy a chance.  Will Troy and Seth manage to take control and lead the Falcons to a winning season?

I have to admit, I usually do not like sports books.  This one, however, was awesome!  This story was about achieving your dreams and the importance of honesty and integrity (with a little football thrown in... okay, a lot of football thrown in!).