An Exciting Continuation of Brock’s Adventures On and Off the Field.
NFL player-turned-author Green delivers a fast-paced, compelling tale that middle-grade readers will find entertaining.
Unstoppable: selected for the RCYRBA 2015 master list!
Tim’s novel, Unstoppable, has just been selected for the 2015 Master List! The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.
The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years. The award is given in recognition for her literary talent and the universal appeal of her books which have touched the hearts of many children and young adults.
Any school in Illinois with students enrolled in any of the grades four through eight and agreeing to meet the requirements may participate in the program. Any public library in Illinois serving students in grades four through eight (from schools that are not registered to participate) and agreeing to meet the requirements, may participate in the program. For more information, visit www.rcyrba.org.
NEW KID Gets A Great KIRKUS Review!
Exciting, romantic and thought-provoking, this book scores a home run.
A teenage baseball star struggles not only with game-day stress, but also with the ever-present fear that his world is about to end.
Brock Nickerson, whose name was Tommy last week, has more than his fair share of problems. Just like plenty of other kids, he worries about finals, baseball and bullies, but he also has to think about which microwave meal he’ll heat up for himself for dinner and when his dad will announce it’s time for them to leave again. For good. His dad’s job is mysterious and dangerous, and it requires them to stay on the run. Moving abruptly has only gotten harder as Brock gets older, and when he finds a great baseball coach and a good friend—and a potential girlfriend—the thought of leaving it all behind terrifies him even more. Best-selling author and former NFL defensive end Green delivers a riveting book about the complexities of being a teenager caught in unusual circumstances beyond his control. His writing is both compelling and intelligent, and even the implausible scenes—like a visit from a baseball great—still maintain a feel of authenticity. Even readers who aren’t sports fans will find plenty of familiar drama and entertainment in this book.
North Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee
Tim’s novel, Unstoppable, was nominated for this award in 2013. Each year students nominate titles to be included in a middle school and high school nominee list. As a member of this select list, Unstoppable will be read by students across the state. Students will then participate in the award’s selection by voting on their favorite title in March of 2014. The books will be promoted by kicking off the award at the North Carolina School Library Media Association conference in October.
IRA Middle Grade Choices Award 2009 Nominee
Tim’s novel, Football Genius, was nominated for this award in 2009. The International Reading Association Children’s and Middle Grades’ Book Awards is intended for newly published authors who show unusual promise in the children’s and middle grades’ book field. Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three categories: primary, intermediate, and middle grade.