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1) Tangerine
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.
2) Big kicks
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
The town's soccer team knocks on Biggie Bear's door one day saying they need his help; however, once on the field Biggie realizes there is more to playing soccer than just being big.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 24
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Annie search for the fourth secret of greatness for Merlin the Magician in Mexico City at the 1970 World Cup Games where they hope to learn something new from soccer player great Pele.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2010], c2008
Physical Desc
65 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rachel's favorite soccer team, which is prepared for the big game at the Fairy Olympics, has everything they need except for Stacey the Soccer Fairy's magic ball, which was stolen by Jack Frost's goblins.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
215 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Nate's not only the star of his own comic strip--he's the star goalie of his school soccer team! Will Nate defend his goal and save the day? Or will Jefferson Middle School win...again?"--P. [4] of cover.
7) Dino-soccer
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a soccer match.
8) Kick it, Mo!
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Fountas & Pinnell
I
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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.
10) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander's Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile. Twelve-year-old Nick 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. Helping him along are his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Physical Desc
25 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
When a new gym teacher introduces her gym class to soccer, Yasmin fears it will be as rough as the professional sport but must try to find courage to play goalie.
14) Spinderella
Author
Series
Publisher
Egmont UK Limited
Language
English
Description
Spinderella the spider has a passion for football. She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn't know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can't count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan ...
15) The field
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The world?s most popular and inclusive sport has found its spirited, poetic, and authentic voice in Baptiste Paul?s debut picture book?highlighting the joys of the game along with its universal themes: teamwork, leadership, diversity, and acceptance. Creole words (as spoken in St. Lucia, the author?s birthplace island in the Caribbean) add spice to the story and are a strong reminder of the sport?s world fame. Bright and brilliant...
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
As her third-grade class makes its selections for the "Graveyard of Boring Words" and learns about "superb synonyms," slow-footed Nancy enthusiastically plays on the soccer team, with the goal of just being mediocre, or maybe even a little better than average.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity blossoms into something more.
18) Furia
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila dreams of getting an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents wouldn't allow a girl to play fúbol-- and she needs...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"April and Mae are best friends (and so are their pets). When Mae misses a soccer goal, April helps her realize that the fun is in playing, not winning"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even...
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