*** For anyone who loves football, this book delivers pure football action. I liked that it touched on a few other issues such as selfishness and racial comments but in a way that any grade level could read the book and find the material appropriate. The main characters are in middle school but a first grader could read it as well as a struggling adolescent and enjoy it equally for the football action.Plot: Jason Fiorelli is a wingback and star player on the Hudson City Hornets. He wants to win a championship but with only three games left the star quarterback is injured. So now Jason is put in the position to lead the team to victory by being the emergency quarterback a position he hasn’t played before. Can he get the backup quarterback to realize that there is no I in team before it is too late? Characters:Jason- he is very hard on himself, wants to win, fearless, a team player, somewhat cocky.Wade- the backup quarterback who is selfish, not a team player, self-centered, conceited.Miguel, Lamont, Anthony, Sergio, Calvin- football players and Jason’s friends. They are caring, compassionate, team players.Vince- the quarterback who get injured. He is a leader, motivates others, wise.Key issues: Football, teamwork, selfishness, racismOther Information: This book is in a series called Winning Season. There are five books in the series but it looks like they don’t all focus on Jason. Rich Wallace also has written sports books on wrestling and baseball that students might enjoy.Genre: sports, realistic fiction
“Emergency Quarterback” by Rich Wallace, is based around a seventh grader named Jason Fiorelli. Jason plays wing back for his middle school football team. Jason is easily the most talented player on the team and it shows on the field. He constantly makes spectacular plays during the games. When the quarterback goes down with an injury, Jason is called on to be the emergency quarterback. He has never played quarterback before and has a lot of pressure on him because the team needs to win the upcoming games. Jason becomes pretty comfortable with the new position and makes a spectacular play to capture the league championship.Jason Fiorelli is the main character of the story. He expresses greatly expresses what is most important to him. Jason is very confident in himself and his team. He expects victories and not losses. He is a great team player who encourages his team mates to do their best. Jason is a role model for any athlete. The story takes place in Hudson City, NY, during the present. The city and atmosphere is never described very well. The author mentions the stands filling up at the beginning of the game but, that’s all that is mentioned. The setting does not play a big role in this story. I would recommend this book to any reader that enjoys football and reads at a middle school level. The book is very enjoyable and has a good meaning to mean it. Any athlete would like this book and how it is written. It is a great overall book.
What do You think about Emergency Quarterback (2005)?
Plot summaryIt is the middle season Jason from the Hudson City Hornets is at top of the conference in receiving yards and in receiving touchdowns. He wants to keep those statistics in his name at the end of the season, but then Jason would have never guessed what would happen next. 5th book in series winning season series.Main charactersJason: The popular and very athletic kid put him in any sport and he would be good at it.Vinnie: Very nice person the starting quarterback on Hudson CityAnthony: He is a big defensive lineman that plays a very important key on defense.Miguel: He is the starting running back for Hudson City.Key issues There are no issues in this book.Other information•tThe reason I gave this book 5 stars because I like football and it’s a good story plot.•tIt was good but, the ending wasn’t the best.•tI think that sport lovers will love this book because of it storyline.
—Max W
