Football Genius
by Tim Green

    FOOTBALL GENIUS by Tim Green
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  7/1/07
    Publisher:  HarperCollins
    Reviewed by:  Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
    Rating:  4 Stars


    Troy White may seem like any ordinary 12-year-old. He listens to his mom, doesn’t steal or sneak out (well, maybe
    just once) and he’s a pretty good athlete. Troy and his mother have each other to survive; they aren’t rich or poor
    but are happy together.

    But the one thing that separates Troy from every other 12-year-old is his ability to predict what could happen next.
    He can’t predict what he might get on his next exam at school or what will happen to him in the next ten years,
    though. Instead, Troy can predict football plays before they even happen. Sounds cool, right? But what good is it if
    Troy can hardly use this gift?

    Then Troy’s mom gets a job with his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, who aren’t doing so well and have been
    basically losing all of the time. This seems like the perfect chance for Troy to help them out, and maybe they could
    finally win a game. But would the Falcons jump at the chance and actually believe that a young boy can predict
    plays, or would they just look at Troy as some crazy fan?  With the help of Tate and Nathan, Troy’s best friends,
    Troy might actually pull this off and maybe even learn a little more about his talents, other than his supernatural one.

    FOOTBALL GENIUS is a story that both football lovers and non-football fans will enjoy along with any person of
    any age. Tim Green uses cinematic descriptions that let readers feel that they are experiencing and present at the
    actual games. As a person who is not a big fan of the sport, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.