Fantasy League

Fantasy League

<b>From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of HEAT, TRAVEL TEAM and MILLION-DOLLAR THROW comes a story of every football kid€s dream come true.</b><br>  <br> 12-year-old Charlie is a fantasy football guru. He may be just a bench warmer for his school's football team, but when it comes to knowing and loving the game, he's first-string. He even becomes a celebrity when his podcast gets noticed by a sports radio host, who plays Charlie's fantasy picks for all of Los Angeles to hear. Soon Charlie befriends the elderly owner of the L.A. Bulldogs -- a fictional NFL team -- and convinces him to take a chance on an aging quarterback. After that, watch out . . . it's press conferences and national fame as Charlie becomes a media curiosity and source of conflict for the Bulldogs general manager, whose job Charlie seems to have taken. It's all a bit much for a kid just trying to stay on top of his grades and maintain his friendship with his verbal sparring partner, Anna.<br><br> Like the best Disney film in book form, like <i>Moneyball </i>for kids, <i>Fantasy League</i> is every football kid's dream scenario.<br>  <br> <b>€œLupica is the greatest sports writer for middle school readers.€ €“<i>VOYA</i></b>