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Super Bowl
By Aneel Brar
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League. It is one of the most-watched sporting events of the year. Learn these facts and more in this book.

Super Bowl Fireworks
By James Buckley
Super Bowl fireworks come in all different styles: Game-altering tosses. Break-away runs. Bone-jarring sacks. Any or all of these can change the course of the game and create fireworks on the field.

Cover-Up
By John Feinstein
Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.

Super Bowl Super Teams
By Tim Gigliotti
Introduces the Super Bowl forty-four champions, presents the dynasties including Brady's bunch, how 'bout them cowboys, and the steel curtain, and ponders future winners. Features all-time Super Bowl results and standings.

Deep Zone
By Tim Green
Twelve-year-old football stars Troy White and Ty Lewis are eager to face each other in a seven-on-seven tournament being held at the Super Bowl in Miami, unaware that bad choices made by members of their families will put both boys in danger.

The Super Bowl: All About Pro Football's Biggest Event
By Hans Hetrick
Describes the NFL's Super Bowl championship, including some of the greatest teams, players, and moments from Super Bowl history.

Highlight Reel: The Top 10 Plays in Super Bowl History
By K. C. Kelley
David Tyree's fingertip catch. Adam Vinatieri's game winning field goal. John Elway's helicopter run. This book highlights the top Super Bowl moments of all time, including the best plays from the 2013 Super Bowl.

Tackling Dad
By Elizabeth Levy
When Cassie tries out for the middle school football team, she faces unexpected opposition from her father, a former professional football player.

Game Changers
By Mike Lupica
When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
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