Toby Wheeler Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer

Reviewed by: Joe

by Thatcher Heldring 

Pages: 224 

The book that I am doing a book report on is called “Toby Wheeler Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer." This book is about an eighth grader name Toby Wheeler who loves to play basketball nonstop. He doesn’t play basketball for the school until the eighth grade year because he’s offered to play by the head coach. He also has a best friend named JJ and he to plays basketball. But Toby lives under the shadow of JJ and Toby is willing to prove he can play with his best friend. But once season starts he soon finds out that he will be not play but put on the bench. During the book Toby discovers that his best friend has been drifting away from the game of basketball and Toby feels that JJ is too busy for him. To make matters worse Toby becomes the best friend of the coach’s daughter which makes the relationship of his coach and his teammate awkward. Throughout the book, Toby goes on a crazy roller coaster ride. Will Toby solve his problem or will Eighth Grade Year be a living nightmare?  

This book is a wonderful book because it doesn’t mainly talk about basketball. It’s about family, trust, friendship, and dealing with struggles that comes with being a teenager. So this book doesn’t just target basketball fan, it also covers a variety of people because it’s a great story.