Adam Almontaser 707                                                                                                                9/15/13

                                                               Football Genius Response

Over the summer, I read a few books. One of my favorites was Football Genius by Tim Green. This book is about a 13 year old named Troy White who moved to Atlanta because his mom got a job there with the Atlanta Falcons NFL Team. When Troy arrives to his new school, he makes 2 new friends, Nathan and Tate. Those 2 friends know his incredible talent, he can call the plays in a football game before they happen. Troy has also made enemies at his new school too, a bully named Jamie. Troy made a huge gamble with Jamie and said he will give him an Atlanta Falcons ball over a game of football on t.v. They were betting to see which team would win. After he lost the bet, he had to give a Jamie a ball but he actually didn't have one. Troy discovered that the Atlanta Falcons Star Player Seth Holloway lived next to him, so he had a mischievous idea to steal a ball from Seth's yard. After he accomplished that with his friends, his mom found out and was disappointed. She made him return it and say sorry. When Troy arrived at Seth's house with the ball he told the truth. After that, Seth invited him in for a drink and they were watching football. Troy started calling out plays normally like he was watching a game on his couch at home and that's when an idea sparked in Seth's head. Seth decided his team could use Troy to help them win the season because they were 0-2. Troy started to help the Atlanta Falcons win the season, and he got paid for it. After that, Seth was really close with Troy and his single mom. They soon got together and started to date.

This book got me to think that if you have a passion for football or any sport, you should follow that path and you will be brought good things. The take home message/lesson is to follow what you like and if you work hard, everything may turn out fine.