You Choose: Game Day Sports Boxed Set

by Eric Braun, Brandon Terrell, Matt Doeden, Francisco Bueno Cape ns (Illustrator)

Overview

Four thrilling interactive sports adventures in one boxed set! YOU are an up-and-coming athlete, making in-the-game decisions that’ll score your team a thrilling win or an epic loss. Will you throw a perfect pass into the end zone as a star quarterback or get sacked? Will you sink a three-point buzzer-beater as a basketball star or get a penalty? Can you score the game-winning goal in a high-stakes soccer game? Follow the directions on each page and find out how your decisions change your fate. With dozens of choices and endings, each book in this YOU CHOOSE set is sure to keep sports fans captive for hours. Books in This Set: Game Day Baseball Batter up! Your team has made it to the championship baseball game, and your choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss. Will you steal the base or stay put? Will you throw a fastball or a curveball? Try to get the double play or settle for one out? The pressure is on. Do you have what it takes to lead your team to the big win? Game Day Basketball Time to hit the court! Your basketball team has made it all the way to the championship game. Your choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss. Will you take the shot or pass it to your teammate? Will you foul your opponent or let him go to the hoop? The pressure is on. Do you have what it takes to lead your team to the big win? Game Day Football Suit up and get on the football field! Your team is facing down a mighty opponent, and your choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss. Will you run the ball or throw it? Will you go for the tackle or try to strip the ball loose? Toss a short pass or fire it into the end zone? The pressure is on. Do you have what it takes to lead your team to the big win? Game Day Soccer Time to get on the soccer field! Your team is up against a mighty opponent, and your choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss. Will you charge up the field with the ball yourself or pass it? Will you jump up for the header or hold off? Try to block the kick or let your goalie go for the save? The pressure is on. Do you have what it takes to lead your team to the big win?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781669031659
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	You Choose: Game Day Sports
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	422,681
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.40(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Eric Braun is a children’s author and editor. He has written dozens of books on many topics, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard.

Brandon Terrel (B. 1978–D. 2021) was a passionate reader, Star Wars enthusiast, amazing father, son, uncle, friend and devoted husband. He worked as an assistant director and producer on numerous independent films and commercial productions, as well as writing for the “Choo Choo Bob Show.” Brandon received his undergraduate degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and his
Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. Brandon was a talented storyteller, authoring more than 100 books for children in his career. In Brandon’s memory, consider picking up a Stephen King novel or a comic book, re-watching The Mandalorian, reading an old Hardy Boys adventure, and saving an open seat for the next Star Wars movie.

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Fran Bueno is a comic artist with over twenty-five years of experience. He graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid and has worked on a wide variety of projects since then, illustrating for pamphlets, advertisements, children’s books, and young adult comics. In addition, he is an instructor at the O Garaxe Hermético Professional School of Comics where he teaches traditional inking and graphic skills. He lives in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Interviews

Four books in one boxed set for lots of game day fun;