Touchdown for Tommy

by Matt Christopher

Book Overview

TOUCHDOWN FOR TOMMY Is football Tommy's key to a new home? Football isn't just Tommy's favorite sport-he also thinks that it's the key to a good home. The recently orphaned Tommy is delighted to discover that his foster father, Mr. Powell, coaches Midget League football. By playing well, Tommy hopes that he will make Mr. Powell want to adopt him, and then he will have a real family again. But will things work out the way he plans!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316139823
• ISBN13: 9780316139823
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Touchdown For Tommy by pistol pete the bad ruff rider jr.

One good book is Touchdown for Tommy.It is about a boy named Tommy who is an orphan when his parents are killed . He goes to live with a family for a while and really likes them. He ends up playing football and is a good player on the team. Will the family adopt him or not? Read and find out. I like the book because it makes me wonder about what will happen next.

Good values, heartwarming story, Sports!

I read this book as a 12-year-old, and I just loved it. Of course, my copy has a picture of Tommy running for a touchdown on the cover from the days when helmets didn't have facemasks! Anyway, it's about making friends (not playing dirty football), needing to be wanted (by a new puppy and his foster parents), and is just good, clean fun. It has the sports element, which I also liked as a kid, but it's about so much more than football. It ain't intellectual literature, but it is a great read for the 11 to 14 year old set, and can be read to kids younger. It does have sad parts and parts that tug at your heart, but it's good for young boys to feel these things; and the ending will not leave you disappoointed. Glad to see this book is still in print.

A realistic fiction book with football in it

A boy is trying to make a football team. Tommy, the boy, is so worried about his foster parents that he almost doesn't make the team. Will he stay with his foster parents, or score the winning touchdown? Find out in Touchdown for Tommy. by Matt Christopher. Kyle likes this book because it's funny, realistic fiction, and action book. The author of this book is Matt Christopher. Matt Christopher is a fictional sports writer. He has a fan club in South Carolina. One reason people would enjoy this book is that it is funny. It's funny because he always hurts himself. A really good scene in this book is the football field. It's cool because they play football on it. I also like this book because it's filled with action. I knew what was happening because he used good descriptive words.