The Underdogs Book Report

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The Underdogs The Underdogs is an amazing book about kids overcoming many challenges during their football season. Will Tyler, one of the best running backs for his age, is truly passionate about football. He tries to make a football team after the city he lives in, Forbes, says they can’t fit a 12 year old football team and equipment into the budget. This is only one example of the many conflicts that Will Tyler overcomes.

The beginning of a season Will Tyler didn’t have a football team or anything that would make one. He had no players, coach, uniforms or pads. He wanted to change this because he had an uncanny amount of love for the game. First he had found a bunch of people and asked them if they wanted to join. He kept doing this until

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