Back to Pass: A Choose Your Path Football Book

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

You may have read sports books before, but you've never read one like this. You're the main character, and you've played football for most of your life. But without any parents, you're not only off the team--you don't go to school anymore. You don't even have a place to live. When your uncle takes you in, will you get your life in order? And when the local team loses its quarterback, will your skills save their season? Back to Pass isn't like other football books for kids. With an interactive format, your choices affect the story's outcome. Plus, it's a game within a game: Collect points for your decisions in order to upgrade your character's football skills. So read the book by Lisa M. Bolt Simons, collect the points, and choose to win!

Genres: Sports

160 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2017

About the author

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has been a writer for as long as she can remember. She has written four Choose to Win middle grade novels, more than 50 nonfiction children’s books, and a history book, Faribault Woolen Mill: Loomed in the Land of Lakes. She is currently working on several other projects. Both her nonfiction and fiction have been recognized with various accolades. She retired from education after 25 years. In her spare time, Lisa loves to read and scrapbook. Originally from Colorado, Lisa currently lives in SE Minnesota with her husband, Dave, and she’s the mom of twins, Jeri and Anthony, who are way better at math and science than she is. #Englishmajor

Reviews

[The F · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sad book for sure, but i liked it.

[Georgia Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this choose-your-own-ending book and then gave it to my grandson for his birthday. He is eleven and gave me permission to quote him. This is what he wrote in his thank you note:

"The book BACK TO PASS is really fun to read and part of the reason is that it is about football and the choices are sometimes really hard. And the other part of it is that it es easier to read than other books because it doesn't spend so much time on the storyline and just got right to the fun part."

I think the storyline statement comes from the choose-your-own ending format; the plot does unfold differently than in a one-ending book. This is only the second such formatted book I've read and I truly enjoyed it.

[Lesley Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh I used to love reading “choose your own path” books when I was young. My daughter would give me one of those looks when I tried to explain to her about the books. After reading this myself, I let her read it too and she loved it.

I think this book is great for young people. It teaches them that we all have choices to make, and all have consequences. I think “choose your own path” books are good for encouraging people to read more – giving them the choice to choose where the book takes you, rather than letting the book direct you page by page. It’s a more fun way of reading, and more likely to keep their attention.

I would recommend this book. My daughter would too.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. It is for middle grades and I thought it was an interesting read. The readers chooses where to go in the book as they answer questions directing them to certain pages. I've never read a book like that. Very fun. The book will soon be making an appearance in Tess' Little Free Library in Windsor, Missouri.