The Roar of the Crowd

by Rich Wallace

Book Overview

It's Manny's first football season with the Hudson City Hornets and he's determined to get in the game and not warm the bench. Problem is, Manny's not a big guy and when he tries to tackle the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142404438
• ISBN13: 9780142404430
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Murphy's review

I liked this book because of the hard hits. The author has so many good details in this book it makes you feel like you are in it. The book is about a kid named Manny who decides to play football. The problem is that he is not that big but he has a lot of speed. Will Manny be able to play and make a bone crushing hit, or will he be benched all year. I recommend this book to football fans and to any one who likes football. There are also other books by Rich Wallace such as Double fake, Fast company, and Technical foul.

The Book Review Of The Roar Of The Crowd

The Book Review of the Roar of the Crowd Hi, my name is Sam and I'm going to tell you why you should read The Roar of The Crowd by Rich Wallace. I recommend this book for children whose ages are 8-12. I also recommend this book for people who like football. In this review you'll find out the setting, characters, and theme. This book has a lot of setting but there is 1 main setting. That main setting is on the football field because they mainly play on the field. 3 other settings are at home, school, and the practice field. So the book has 4 settings. There are 4 important characters in this book, but there is 1 main character to me. That character is Manny. He is a football player for the Hudson City Hornets. Manny's problem is that Coach Reynolds won't let him play. The 3 other important characters are Donald, Vinnie, and Coach Reynolds. This books theme is about playing football. It's playing football because it mostly talks about football. Other than that it is growing up because Manny is growing barely in this book. If you read this book you might find a different theme. Where getting close to the end so I want say a few things. Will Manny ever get a position and if he does will he be able to hold on to it? Read the book to find out. I hope I convinced you to read The Roar of The Crowd. That's all I got to say now it's time to say goodbye.

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!

This was a simply amazing book. I just couldnt put it down.If only the book had like 10 more chapters.To me it was one of the best books I've ever read. I give props to Rich Wallace. He's simply an amazing author.

THE NEW MATT CHRISTOPHER!

Author Rich Wallace is everything Matt Christopher used to be -- and more! Wallace's characters are honest, funny and real. They are not perfect, like most of us. Protagonist Manny Ramos and his teammates talk like real kids. They learn their own lessons, teaching each other -- instead of waiting for an adult to solve their problems, as in the old-fashioned sports novels. Best of all, Wallace writes unmatched sports game action. Knowing that he'll be using the same characters from the same school and town, I'll be anxious to read the other books in this series.