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Praise
from Teachers, Librarians and Parents
"Reading FOOTBALL GENIUS out loud to my middle school classes for the fourth year now. What impresses me now is how much this story reflects the realities of kids' lives. No wizards or vampires, no historical settings they only half-understand, but poor kids with parent issues living near the train tracks—that's my school's population."
—Teacher Dave Taggart
"I am a school social worker and mother of a dyslexic 7th grader who also happens to love football. He and his friends have recently been turned on to your books and are spell bound. For my son in particular, reading is extremely difficult. He gets tutored 3x a week. Your books have unlocked the love of reading for him. It's very exciting. Thanks for making reading fun for a struggling reader."
—Judy Callans
"I just wanted to thank you for some GREAT writing! I
have a 11 year old son that is quite smart but resists reading almost
anything lately. I recently got one of your new books that we didn't
realize was out yet and he read it in just a few days. He always says
to just get him any Tim Green books. Now if only you could write one
once a week!!!! Thanks again for the enjoyment you give the kids, and their parents watching them read!"
—Kathleen Beckwith
"When I asked my grandson the one thing he did NOT like about
FOOTBALL GENIUS he said "the end." Why? "I was sad it was over and I
could not read more." This is a young man who does not like to read."
—Connie Albert
"My 7th Grade Boys are really enjoying your book, Football Genius. On Friday, we read chapters 1 and 2 of the book in class. The boys were really disappointed when the bell rang and we had to stop. The funny thing is—these boys had their lunch period after my class was over. It was the first time ever that I had a group of students who didn't think they were ready to go to lunch. I finally figured out how to connect to the typical 7th grade boy."
—Angela Skipping, 7th Grade Reading Teacher, May High School
"In September of 2007 you came to visit Ray Middle School in
Baldwinsville, and you were a huge success. Since then, your book
Football Genius is still being read by so many students. Every
month, it is the only book that I have that at least 15 or more
students take out to read. In March and April, I had a March
Madness Book Program where another teacher and I gave 64 book
talks. Football Genius was one of them. Then the students had to
vote on each of the books the way the NCAA basketball teams pair
off to win the tournament. After all the voting was done, we voted
5 times, Football Genius was the number 1 book at Ray. I have
never had a book that was read and liked so much before. Thank
you. Now the students are asking me for your new book and can't
wait to read it. I will be getting it in next week. I just wanted
you to know what an impact you and your books are having on my
students, and thank you for all you have done."
—Darlene St. John, Teacher/Librarian
"As a 7th grade teacher and a mother, I have to tell you how much I appreciate your book Football Genius. My 12 year old is a good student and very bright, but doesn't really enjoy reading very much. He does, however, love football, so when I was looking for a book to give him for Christmas, I was delighted when I found Football Genius. I have to tell you he read it in about 3 days—which really impressed me. He absolutely loved it! I was so happy today when I went to your website and saw that you have another book coming out in April—I will definitely buy it for my son. He is an aspiring football player (quite good, actually—O and D line!) and your true-life experiences as a player give your book a credibility that it obviously lacking in other children's sports literature.
I read Football Genius right after my son finished it, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Consequently, as a teacher, I have added your book to my classroom library, and have encouraged some of my reluctant readers to give it a try. It seems to be going over with great success—I have a little "waiting list" of kids who want to read it!
I really hope you continue to write books for kids. The sports genre is a terrific avenue for reluctant readers (who tend to be boys) and having a "real" football player be the author is especially enticing. Thank you again for the great books!"
—Jane Lepold
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing a book for kids! Football Genius is a terrific book. We have so many boys who think reading is a chore and it is wonderful to be able to hand them Football Genius and know that they'll read it with genuine enjoyment."
—Alice McGoldrick, Librarian
"I just wanted to say my son, who is 14, is one of
your biggest fans. It started with your first kids book, which he read
in a matter of hours! It is so hard to find books at that age to keep
them reading. He has read all your books for kids and I recently let
him read Titans. He reads at an 11th grade level although only going
into 9th. I'm sure you are aware of how many pages are in that book!
He read that in a day and a half! We are off to the library to get
more books by you. Thanks for writing these great books, which keep my
son an avide reader! No easy task. As you might have guessed, he also
plays sports so these story lines keep him interested. Much success
to you."
—Ginny Moore
"I wanted to write and let you know that you helped open the door to
reading for my nephew Patrick...[He] is 10 and his parents read with him every night before bed
but he was never one to pick up a book on his own. I saw your book
Football Genius in Barnes & Noble one day and got it for him. I
read it first and loved it and gave it to Patrick telling him that I
loved it and thought he would too and we could talk about it after he
read it. He took it on vacation with him to Tupper Lake and my
brother and sister-in-law called me to tell me that he was reading it
every chance he got! He called me when he was finished with the book
and we talked about it and what part he liked the best, etc.
I can't wait for your next installment which I understand will be set
in Syracuse. Thanks for opening the door to reading for my nephew and
I'm sure thousands of other young readers."
—Rosemary Riley
"Thank you so much for your book Football Genius.
I just by chance saw your book and picked it up for my middle son
(11) Colton. He loved it. He flew through the book and looked you up
online to find out more. I am going to see if I can find your other
book today. He even did his book sharing on you and Football Genius. He was excited about the book and giving the report and I loved to see
him excited about reading and about an author. Thank you so much! We
will be looking for more of your books for kids."
—Tami Parker
"Thank you SO much. I've
never seen my son so engrossed in a book as he was with yours. Keep
up the great writing for kids! Thank you again."
—Michele Zaytoun
"I am a 6th grade English/Language Arts teacher in Kettering,
Ohio, and I have just witnessed a miracle! One of my students, a
reluctant boy reader, devoured your book Football Genius in one night.
I can't believe it! Our librarian booktalked the book two days ago
and he was immediately hooked. He rushed to pay a fine so he could be
the first one in his class to read it. He took it home, read it, and
as soon as he saw me this morning, told me all about it!
I'm now on a quest to find/buy your other books to have on my
classroom library shelf to offer other reluctant boys.
Thank you for writing a story that captivated this young man.
I'm guessing he'll be telling his friends all about it. In fact, he's
booktalking the book today!
Please keep those football/baseball stories coming."
—Mrs. Hageman
Praise
from kids
"I am reading your FOOTBALL HERO book, and all I can say;
it's amazing when I am 13 and I hate reading, but when I started
reading FH I can't quit reading. All I wanted to say is that Thank You
for help me getting started!!!"
—Jack
"Hi my name is Danny and i was never into reading until I
read your books thats when it all changed now thanks to you I'm reading
close to 40 pages a nite and I have all of your books thank you."
—Danny
"I love your books only they r sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo good!!!(I could say that for the whole page!) I love how u ended Football Champ!"
—Bailey
"Dear Tim Green, Baseball Great is the best book ever. Can't
wait for Football Champ!!!!!!!!"
—Brandon
"I have read all three of your novels for kids. I loved all
of them and just wanted to say I think they would make great movies! If they ever do become movies, could I act in them? Just kidding! But
I am good in sports and can't wait for your next book.
Could you write back?"
—Joseph
"Hi! Yesterday you came to my
school, and I got my book today
(Baseball Great), and I love it! I've only read the first 5 chapters,
but they're so cool! After I read the Twilight series, I thought I
would never find a good book again, but Baseball Great proved me
wrong! Thank you so much for writing it!"
—Emma
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