Atlanta Falcons – Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. https://peachtree-online.com A trade publisher creating children's books that educate, entertain, encourage, and endure. Tue, 29 May 2018 14:56:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Blog Tour for “Double Reverse” https://peachtree-online.com/2014/08/blog-tour-for-double-reverse/ https://peachtree-online.com/2014/08/blog-tour-for-double-reverse/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:00:00 +0000 http://peachtree-online.com/blog-tour-for-double-reverse/ This week we will take a closer look at our Fred Bowen Sport Series with his latest middle grade title for Football fans, Double Reverse.
 
 
Jesse is experienced as a wide receiver – but can he play against type and help his new team as a quarterback?

 

 

The Franklin High Panthers need a new quarterback. Freshman Jesse Wagner knows the plays, but he feels he is too small to be QB material. Jesse’s brother Jay has a problem of his own: his college coach wants him to switch from quarterback to safety. The brothers agree on a deal: Jesse will try out for quarterback, and Jay will try playing safety. Meanwhile, Jesse and his teammates recruit an unlikely kicker for their team – a girl named Savannah.

 

Kirkus Reviews suggests this tale for the “reluctant reader who is captivated by football… There’s plenty of descriptive action on the field and even a few diagrams of different key plays to enhance the text…The simple sentences and basic vocabulary of this novel will be attractive to struggling readers.An apt choice to surprise a young football fan with the power of words.”

 

Do you know a young reader who fits that description? See what our reviewers have to say about Double Reverse:
Monday 8/11 TheWrite Path
Tuesday 8/12 Kid LitReviews and Geo Librarian
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Paul Worrilow | Linebacker
STANLEY THE BUILDER

Every summer, Peachtree teams up with the Atlanta Falcons for a weekly online story time called Read with a Falcon.

Community-minded Falcons players and cheerleaders take the time to share a picture book with young sports fans. We are very proud of this partnership, and we’re so glad that the Falcons are doing their part to promote literacy and a love of reading.

I got to tag along to watch the filming for a few of the segments! Too cool, right?

This summer’s videos aren’t live yet, but I thought I’d share a few behind-the-scenes pictures here. Enjoy! And make sure to check back for the full-length story times!

 

 

Here we are with Paul as he reads STANLEY THE BUILDER. We taped the segments on the indoor practice field.

 

 

Matt Bryant, Place Kicker, read from PIG AND SMALL!

 

 

Joe Hawley, Center, read from LOST FOR WORDS! was excellent.  The voices he did for Giraffe, Hippo, and Flamingo were excellent–so cute!

Make sure you watch for these new story times, and check the Read with a Falcon website to see your favorite book and Falcons player! Which player/book would you like matched up next?

Thanks so much to the Atlanta Falcons, especially Matt, Joe, & Paul!
Keep reading!
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