Final Season

Tim Green

Sep 2021 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**

From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a gripping, deeply personal standalone football novel about a star middle school quarterback faced with a life-changing decision after his dad is diagnosed with ALS. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica!

With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd to follow in their footsteps.

However, after his dad receives a heartbreaking ALS diagnosis—connected to all those hard hits and tackles he took on the field—Ben’s mom becomes more determined than ever to get Ben to quit football.

Ben isn’t playing just for himself though. This might be his dad’s last chance to coach. And his teammates need a quarterback that can lead them to the championships. But as Ben watches the heavy toll ALS takes on his dad’s body, he begins to question if this should be his final season after all. 

Ratings and reviews

Audiobook Review: Overall – 5 Performance – 5 Story – 5 Fantastic performance of a very touching story. When I requested a review copy of this audiobook, I had never heard of Tim Green; I wanted to listen to this story based solely on the fact that I love listening to Kirt Graves voice. I not only got to listen to Kirt’s captivating voice, I got an education about football, family and ALS. I am so glad that I listened to this book. I know that Final Season is supposed to be for middle-grade kids but as a woman on the far side of 60, I believe that this is a story that anyone could enjoy listening to. I know very little about football but that lack of knowledge didn’t matter at all to my enjoyment of the book. Until I got to the end of the audiobook, I had no idea that it was a fictionalized version of the author’s own life. When I listened to Kirt Graves read the Author’s Note, I unexpectedly got very teary eyed. You can read the blurb to find out what the story is about, I just want to encourage people to either read or listen to this heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting story. A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

About the author

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, "Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read."Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.