Troy has a chance to hit the big time--and be reunited with the father he's never known

Things couldn't be going better for Troy White. The Atlanta Falcons' football genius is at the top of his game, helping the team get to the playoffs. Agents and lawyers are knocking on his door with big-money offers for the upcoming season. And his own football team has just won the Georgia State Championship Troy's celebrating with his friends when another lawyer comes knocking--and this one says, "I think I'm your father."

Very quickly Troy's dream come true becomes a nightmare when his mom and dad become embroiled in a conflict over his future. For Troy, the stakes couldn't be higher as he fights for the right to know the man who calls himself Dad.

Author: Tim Green
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/23/2011
Series: Football Genius #4
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780061686214
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 139564 / Big Time

About the Author
Green, Tim: -

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.

His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.

Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read.

Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.