Its good to see that players like Ronde and Tiki Barber did things when they were kids that the rest of us do and they practiced hard to get where they would end up. I watched a lot of Tiki and Ronde growing up, They were both amazing players, Tiki being a running back for the giants and Ronde being a corner for the Buccaneers. Even though in the story Ronde played offensive line. It just a shows that even professionals at one time were not the best at what they do and took a lot of practice to get there. ( )

This book is a real life story about two brothers, Tiki and Ronde Barber, growing up together and playing football. The books talks a lot about what it means to work in a team, and that there is no I in team. It follows these two brothers as they learn to be successful in football, and learn teamwork.
Genre: Realistic Fiction

This is a biography book about Tiki and Ronde Barber when they were young football players. It tells the story of Ronde helping his brother Tiki learn how to protect the football when running. The two worked together and practiced hard so that when game time came and Tiki needed to protect the football he was able to do it. ( )

Teammates is a story about Tiki and Ronde Barber learning how to become better football players. The main character, Tiki is a great runner. But, the team also needs him to improve his carrying skills. Tiki has gotten into a bad habit of carrying the ball unprotected, making a fumble easy for the other team. After one practice game, Tiki’s coach shows him a better way to carry, with four points of contact. Wanting his brother to do better, and not get replaced on the team, Ronde sets up morning practices with Tiki. They practice how to avoid getting stripped of the ball when an opposing team tries to tackle Tiki. Every morning they practice, every game Tiki gets better. On the last game, it’s up to Tiki to hold on the ball and score the winning touchdown to break the tie. He has to shake several defensive tacklers down the field, but he does it! Viking’s win! Its thanks to Tiki and Ronde’s confidence and perseverance that it happened.

Details: This book was written to interest children in grades K-3 and is on a 2.9 reading level. ( )

Tiki and Ronde are brothers, best friends, and teammates on the Cave Spring Vikings football team.

Any of the Barber brother's books would fit the same tags.