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Football hero Football Genius series, bk. 2

Ty Lewis is ecstatic when the school coach recruits him for the football team. Unfortunately, Ty's Uncle Gus has other plans for him like scrubbing toilets for his cleaning service. Ty's only relief from his oppressive uncle comes in the too-rare times he can spend with his big brother Tha...

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Main Author: Green, Tim, 1963-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
Series: Football genius ; #02
Subjects:
Football > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New Jersey > Juvenile fiction.
Mafia > Juvenile fiction.
New Jersey > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Ty Lewis is ecstatic when the school coach recruits him for the football team. Unfortunately, Ty's Uncle Gus has other plans for him like scrubbing toilets for his cleaning service. Ty's only relief from his oppressive uncle comes in the too-rare times he can spend with his big brother Thane, a college football star who's headed for the NFL. But when Uncle Gus gets involved with the local mob boss and this criminal discovers how talented Thane is, things spiral out of control for Ty.
Physical Description: 297 p.
ISBN: 9780061122767
0061122769
Author Notes: Timothy Green was born in Liverpool, New York on December 16, 1963. He received a degree in English from Syracuse University in 1986. He was the Atlanta Falcons' first-round draft pick in 1986 and played for them through 1993. In 2002, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1994 and began writing books for adults including The Dark Side of the Game, False Convictions, and A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search. He also writes children's books including Football Genius, Baseball Great, The Big Time, and Unstoppable. He has served as a commentator for the NFL on Fox.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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