The Team That Couldn't Lose: Who is Sending the Plays That Make the Team Unstoppable? (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) [Paperback]

Matt Christopher (Author), The #1 Sports Writer for Kids (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1997 | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Matt Christopher Sports Classics (Book 55)

A young, inexperienced football team discovers its beginner's luck is due to a series of mysterious but successful plays anonymously sent to the coach.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316141674
• ISBN-13: 978-0316141673
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew F. Christopher was born on August 16, 1917, in Bath, Pa. He was the oldest of nine children and a talented athlete, playing baseball, football and soccer in high school. He became interested in writing at the age of 14 and in 1940 had his first story published in a detective magazine. He began writing children's books in the mid 1950's with the publication of THE LUCKY BASEBALL BAT (Little, Brown and Company).

Christopher became well-known for his sports fiction novels for children with over 130 titles bearing his name. He was awarded numerous writing honors from state organizations as well as the 1993 Milner Award. Besides books, he had about 275 short stories and articles published in over 65 children and adult magazines over the years. He is considered America's best selling sports book author.

Matt Christopher and his wife Cay were the parents of four children and the grandparents of ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He died in 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The winners!, December 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Team That Couldn't Lose: Who is Sending the Plays That Make the Team Unstoppable? (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (Paperback)

A Review by Erik
This book was an interesting story about a kids football team that was supposed to lose every game, but they mysteriously get a new play that they used to help them.

Jasper was an old man who recognized the plays. He said they used them over 60 years ago when he was in high school. Chip, the quarterback, asked the high school coach if he was giving them the plays, but he said no.

Every week they got a new play and practiced it. And every week they won the game. Jasper, chip the coach, and the other kids on the team wanted to know who was sending the plays to the coach. They tried and tried to see where the plays were coming from, but the only person who knew wouldnt talk about it.

The characters are like real kids and very interesting. The coach doesnt know a lot about football but that part of what makes the story interesting.

The book is interesting and doesnt get boring. The main story talks about the football games and kids. But also talks about the mystery of who is sending the coach the secret plays and where did these plays come from.

The worst part about the book is that the Author led part of it get boring because parts of the book drug on too long, especially in the middle. But most of the time it was fun to read.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short But Sweet, January 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Team That Couldn't Lose: Who is Sending the Plays That Make the Team Unstoppable? (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (Paperback)

I have this book & it is very good. In my title I put "Short But Sweet" because this book is roughly 80 pages. I read it in a day, but it is worth buying. I love this book, and I wish that everyone will read this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Team That Couldn't Lose, October 11, 2005

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This review is from: The Team That Couldn't Lose: Who is Sending the Plays That Make the Team Unstoppable? (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (Paperback)

I got this book for my 9 year old grandson who happens to be
dyslexic but is also an absolute fanatic about football!
He is reading it and loving it! I am THRILLED to have found these
books that are so enticing they will make even a struggling
reader want to read them. Thank YOU , Matt Christopher, for
understanding what will motivate a young boy to read!