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1) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
Appears on list
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
Language
English
Description
Britt-Marie is a socially awkward, fussy busybody who is used to being organized. When she walks out on her cheating husband and gets a job as caretaker of the dilapidated recreation center in Borg, she is woefully unprepared for the changes. But as she takes on the task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory, she just might find a place she belongs.
4) Dino-soccer
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a soccer match.
7) Key player
Author
Series
Front desk volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Titles Worth Trying: Historical Fiction [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: Sports [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: Sports [Middle School]
Titles Worth Trying: Sports [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: Sports [Middle School]
Description
"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town.
9) Soccer star
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Just in time for the World Cup, an inspiring story of a Brazilian boy who dreams of being a soccer star and the sister who steps in to help his team win a game.
Author
Series
Captain Awesome volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Second-grader Eugene McGillicudy finds that he can tap the power of Captain Awesome without wearing the costume, as he scores a goal for his soccer team.
11) Goodnight soccer
Author
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, acclaimed author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, Goodnight Hockey), along with illustrator Christina E. Forshay, captures the thrill and excitement of the world's most popular sport. This Sports Illustrated Kids picture book...
12) Sabotage season
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"Devin and the rest of the team must figure out who is trying to sabotage them before the playoffs start"--
13) Fake out
Author
Series
Kickers volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the fake out. Includes tips for soccer players.
15) Kick it, Mo!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When soccer season starts, Mo, who has been working hard to improve his kicking skills, wonders if he will ever get a chance to show his team what he can do.
16) Saving the team
Author
Series
The kicks volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of.
18) Under pressure
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The middle school soccer team is facing a lot of pressure to be league champions--will they buckle under it or will they manage to succeed?"--
19) The soccer star
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Come along with Billie as she sets out to prove that girls can play soccer too.
20) Settle the score
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Playing on different teams during winter league soccer tests the friendship of a close-knit group of twelve-year-old girls.
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