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Better Than a Touchdown

by Jalen Hurts Publisher: FLAMINGO BOOKS

Bestseller

A school-year goal becomes a shared effort

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  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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A school-year goal becomes a shared effort

Jalen’s excitement about trying out for the football team runs into an unexpected setback when he learns the team has been cut. The story turns that disappointment into a problem for Jalen and his friends to face together, with advice from others helping shape their response. Football provides the starting point, while friendship, community support, and cooperation carry the book’s central message. The premise gives young readers a story about what can happen when people listen to one another and work toward a common goal.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in football stories
  • Young readers exploring friendship, teamwork, and community
  • Families seeking a story about responding to a shared setback

Themes

FootballFriendshipTeamworkCommunity supportAdvice and cooperation

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Book overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts comes an empowering story about friendship, community, and the power of teamwork to achieve the greatest goals.

Jalen is so excited for the new school year because this is the year he'll finally get to try out for the football team! But when he arrives at school, he learns the unthinkable--that the football team has been cut. He and his friends are devastated. But Jalen isn't ready to give up, and with some advice from some friends, maybe--just maybe--they can save the day.

Better than a Touchdown is a love letter to the power of community, being there for one another, and how a piece of good advice can change the course of a day. Told with Jalen's signature wisdom and gorgeous art by Nneka Myers, Better than a Touchdown carries a message we can all learn from: that by working together, there's nothing we can't accomplish.
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