The Counterfeit Tackle

By Matt Christopher

Book Overview

Buzz and Corky are identical twins, but not very much alike. Corky, outgoing and popular, plays tackle on the Otters' football team. Buzz, the school chess champion, is quiet and reserved. One day they change places and all sorts of complications arise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316142433
• ISBN13: 9780316142434
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Online Review on The Counterfeit Tackle

I liked how Buzz kept on thinking that someone was going to find out that him and Corky switch places. I think that Buzz is really smart because he is the chess champion of his school. Corky is like me because he likes sports and is popular. I thought it was weird that buzz has glasses and hates raisins. Corky loves raisins and doesn't have glasses. I like how they are identical twins but have different personalities. I thought that buzz and corky should have confessed to the whole team and not just to his coach and his friends. I thought that it was a very good book. I really like Matt Christopher books now. Now I think next time I do a book report I am going to read another Matt Christopher book because he writes good sports books and I love sports.

Online Review on The Counterfeit Tackle

I liked how Buzz kept on thinking that someone was going to find out that him and Corky switch places. I think that Buzz is really smart because he is the chess champion of his school. Corky is like me because he likes sports and is popular. I thought it was weird that buzz has glasses and hates raisins but on the other hand Corky loves raisins and doesn't have glasses. I like how they are identical twins but have different personalities. I thought that buzz and corky should have confessed to the whole team and not just to his coach and his friends. I think that this book was a good book for many reasons. I think that Matt Christopher made a realistic plot and an overall good book.The author Matt Christopher really didn't explain Corky's character as much as he could have, since he was one of the main characters. I give the book a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and would recommend people to read this book if you like football or all sports. I really like Matt Christopher books now. Now I think next time I do a book report I am going to read another Matt Christopher book because he writes good sports books and I love sports.

The Counterfeit Tackle

It took place when one of the brothers wanted to go to the Bears-Giants football game but he had to go to his own football game. Buzz didn't like to play football very much but he did it for Corky. They were twins but Buzz wore glasses and Corky didn't. Buzz didn't wear his glasses during the game but he won the game by 5 points. Buzz had fun. I liked the book of The Counterfeit Tackle because it is like you are in the book.

The Great "Counterfeit" Tackle

I read the book, the Counterfeit Tackle. It was about two main characters: Corky and Buzz. They face a huge dilemma. Corky plays tackle of the Otters football team. While Buzz's favorite sport is hardly a sport: Chess. Corky and Buzz look very alike, in fact their best friends can hardly tell them apart. Corky was invited to a Bears-Giants game, can Buzz switch places successfully and still be effective in the game that Corky will miss? To find out this and more read the, "Counterfeit Tackle. The author, Matt Christopher has written many sports books (over 250) including the Counterfeit Tackle. He died in 1997. By his death America has lost one of the many great authors for Kids and Teens. I think that the "Counterfeit Tackle" by Matt Christopher was a good book for many reasons. I think that Matt Christopher made a realistic plot and an overall good book. Although it was a good book, every book has it's flaws. Matt Christopher really didn't explain Corky's character as much as he could have, since he was one of the main characters. I give the book a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and would recommend people to read this book.