FILE - In a June 13, 2017 file photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman speaks with members of the media following NFL football practice, in Foxborough, Mass. Edelman is getting a different kind of reception these days _ as a children’s book author. The New England Patriots wide receiver is out for the season with an injury and on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 is scheduled to perform a special reading of his new book, “Flying High,” at the Jewish Community Center in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Republished October 08, 2017 - 2:54 PM
Original Publication Date October 08, 2017 - 2:16 PM
NEWTON, Mass. - NFL star Julian Edelman is getting a different kind of reception these days — as a children's book author.
The New England Patriots wide receiver is out for the season with an injury and is scheduled to perform a special reading of his new book, "Flying High," at the Jewish Community Center in Newton, Massachusetts.
The centre says Edelman will read on Tuesday from a special edition of the book, which originally was released last year.
Edelman's appearance is part of PJ Library, a global Jewish children's book program.
His book tells the semi-autobiographical story of a football-playing squirrel named Jules.
Edelman's father is Jewish but his mother is not. Edelman reconnected with his Jewish heritage during a 2015 trip to Israel.
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