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The College Football Championship: The Fight for the Top Spot

AUTHOR Doeden, Matt
PUBLISHER Millbrook Press (Tm) (08/01/2015)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)
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In 2015, when Ohio State took on the University of Oregon in the first College Football Playoff championship game, millions of sports fans tuned in. But back in 1869, when Rutgers University and Princeton University played the first-ever college football game, no one predicted the national spectacle that a college football championship game would become. Author Matt Doeden takes readers on a journey from the disorganized games of the early years to the most recent playoffs to determine the best college team in the nation. Along the way, discover some of the most incredible moments, games, blunders, and statistics in the history of college football championships.

-- "Journal"
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ISBN-13: 9781467718974
ISBN-10: 1467718971
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 64
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 9.28 x 0.17 x 9.28 inches
Weight: 1.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Football
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
Grade Level: 5th Grade - 9th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 796.332
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014041355
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In 2015, when Ohio State took on the University of Oregon in the first College Football Playoff championship game, millions of sports fans tuned in. But back in 1869, when Rutgers University and Princeton University played the first-ever college football game, no one predicted the national spectacle that a college football championship game would become. Author Matt Doeden takes readers on a journey from the disorganized games of the early years to the most recent playoffs to determine the best college team in the nation. Along the way, discover some of the most incredible moments, games, blunders, and statistics in the history of college football championships.

-- "Journal"
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Author: Doeden, Matt
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.
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