<div> <b>From the #1 bestselling author of <i>Heat</i>, <i>Travel Team</i> and <i>Million-Dollar Throw</i> comes a story of every football kid’s dream come true.</b><br> <br> 12-year-old Charlie is a fantasy football guru. He may be just a bench warmer for his school's football team, but when it comes to knowing and loving the game, he's first-string. He even becomes a celebrity when his podcast gets noticed by a sports radio host, who plays Charlie's fantasy picks for all of Los Angeles to hear. Soon Charlie befriends the elderly owner of the L.A. Bulldogs -- a fictional NFL team -- and convinces him to take a chance on an aging quarterback. After that, watch out . . . it's press conferences and national fame as Charlie becomes a media curiosity and source of conflict for the Bulldogs general manager, whose job Charlie seems to have taken. It's all a bit much for a kid just trying to stay on top of his grades and maintain his friendship with his verbal sparring partner, Anna.<br> <br> Like the best Disney film in book form, like <i>Moneyball </i>for kids, <i>Fantasy League</i> is every football kid's dream scenario.<br> <br> ?Lupica is the <b>greatest</b> sports writer for middle school readers.” ?<i>VOYA</i><br> <br> <b>Praise for FANTASY LEAGUE:</b><br> <br> * "This <i>Moneyball</i> story with kids is on the money."--<i>Booklist</i>, starred review <br> <br> ?Readers will be alternately cheering and reaching for a tissue during the final playoff-deciding game for the Bulldogs. This will be devoured by young football fans.”--<i>School Library Journal</i><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div>