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1) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"Ranked number one in the world by FIFA after their 2015 World Cup win, the US Women's national soccer team has a long history of firsts. Get to know the team that was the first women's team to have a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in New York in this exciting book"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
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Description
"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...
6) Soccer
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Language
English
Description
Examines all aspects of the game of soccer, including its history, rules, techniques, equipment, famous players, playing fields, and competitive play.
7) Soccer
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 29
Publisher
A Steeping Stone Book, Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday"--
Shares up-to-date information, photos and illustrations in a companion to Soccer on Sunday that offers additional facts about everything from the history of soccer and the sport's most notable players to the traditions surrounding the World Cup. --Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Speeding Star, an imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Read up on Lionel Messi, a soccer star from Argentina, who is considered one of the best soccer players in the world. This sports biography covers everything from the hardships Lionel faced when he was young to how he has become an international superstar with Barcelona!"--Provided by publisher.
10) Who is Pele?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the life of the soccer star, discussing his childhood in Brazil, his relationship with his father, who taught him the sport, his role on the first Brazilian team to win the World Cup, and scoring his thousandth goal.
12) World Cup heroes
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This title looks at all the brightest stars from soccer's past and present.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Score! Can't get enough of your favorite super sport? This action-packed book is chock-full of awesome facts and fun for soccer fans! Join real-life Major League Soccer and Olympic referee Mark Geiger to get the latest, most up-to-date soccer intel around, plus fun facts and awesome trivia. Out just in time for the World Cup! -- from Amazon.
14) Alex Morgan
Author
Series
Publisher
Abbeville Kids
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Recounts the story of American soccer star Alex Morgan,one of the best female players in the world. The book tracks her success in helping to win the FIFA World Cup, a team gold medal in the 2012 Olympics, and her achievements outside of soccer, including writing and modeling"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this heartwarming and candid memoir, US National Soccer Team goalkeeper Tim Howard does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers. Howard managed to keep his condition in check well enough to be drafted by Major League Soccer right out of high school. After...
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved fútbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pelé, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend"--Cover.
"¿Sabes cómo un niño brasileño pobre que amaba el fútbol más que nada en el mundo se convirtió en la estrella más importante...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abbeville Press Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of the U.S. Men's National Team, from the formation of U.S. Foot Ball Association one hundred years ago to the recent success of the Men's Team. The U.S. Men's National team has played in six consecutive World Cups and qualified to join the most recent World Cup being played in Brazil in 2014. "--
"Tells the story of U.S. Men's National Team from the formation of the U.S. Football Association 100 years ago to its six consecutive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abbeville Press Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This book tells the story of Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, one of the great players of the game, from his childhood days in Brazil to his signing by the legendary Spanish soccer club Barcelona for a record amount of money. One of the biggest names at the 2014 World Cup, Neymar, playing for Brazil, sustained a serious injury but healed quickly and is now back on the field, winning games for Barcelona. The book also traces the history of the Brazilian...
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