Sanchez, Ricardo
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Franco dreams of playing professional soccer, but the team in his new school is terrible, and nobody on the team, including the coach, seems to care--Franco has always been a pass-first, team-first player, but persuading this bunch ball-hogs to play the right way may be more than he can handle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC SANWallace, Rich
Summary: When the team goalie is injured during the soccer match, seventh-grader Griffin is called on to switch positions and play goal for the remainder of the season--and the playoffs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WALMaddox, Jake
Summary: When the coach of his middle school summer soccer team retires Andre, his friend Cullen, and their teammates are horrified, and when their new coach implements some highly unusual training methods Cullen is so frustrated that he quits the team--but Andre sticks with it, hoping that there is method in the madness that will lead to a championship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARHarley, Bill
Summary: "Charlie, Tommy, and Hector have high hopes for their soccer team this season until they find out that their new coach isn't all that interested in the fantabulous plays the three friends have worked out together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC HARBerenstain, Mike
Summary: The Berenstain Bears enjoy playing soccer on a sunny afternoon, but when Mama gets too involved, the cubs take it upon themselves to remind her what the sport is really all about.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BERPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PESPinkney, J. Brian
Summary: "Owen loves soccer, but isn't the best at playing it. After a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't notice the ball rolling away from him until it's too late. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC PINBerenstain, Stan
Summary: When Brother and Sister try out for soccer teams, Papa is at first disappointed that they do not want to play baseball, but he changes his mind when he sees them practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1998
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Summary: Third-grader Zeke's soccer experience is proving to be a disaster--all of his friends are on a different team, while his team is dominated by a bully who hogs the ball and knocks down anyone who gets in his way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GRELambert, Megan Dowd
Summary: April and Mae are best friends, and their pets are best friends, too! On Tuesdays, April and Mae play soccer. Mae likes to run, and April likes to cheer. But this Tuesday, Mae slips on the muddy field and misses a goal. April tries to cheer up her friend, but Mae is sad and mad. Can April help Mae feel better?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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Summary: Eighth-grader Simon Sanford and his friends Jacob and Mohammed are all excited for soccer tryouts, because this year they will probably be starters, but a newcomer, Trevor, is stealing the show; jealous, and worried about their positions on the team, the three start to sabotage their rival--until Simon gets a life lesson from his least favorite teacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: Cameron is a fast runner, but when she joins the new Raptors soccer team, her speed makes her overrun the ball, so she and her teammate Ana, who has a powerful kick, agree to practice together to improve their skills. Includes glossary and activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: "A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together ... and learn they have more in common than they thought"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BROMaddox, Jake
Summary: Cameron believes his move to an undisciplined, small-town team will provide the excuse he needs to quit playing soccer, but perhaps this new team is exactly what he needs to make the sport fun again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books a Capstone imprint 2015
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2015Pryor, Shawn
Summary: "Wanting to be a striker like her grandpa was, Keisha jumps into soccer practice with both feet and, unfortunately, both hands. She's afraid her habit of catching the ball will end her sports dream, but Coach has a new game plan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRYAwdry, W.
Summary: A soccer game on the Island of Sodor pits red engines against blue ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN AWDCarbone, Courtney
Summary: Sunny Day and her friends enjoy a day playing soccer, but Lacey, determined to win at any cost, decides to cheat to get her way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green CarboneMaddox, Jake
Summary: Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2015Meister, Cari
Summary: Will Owen's futsal team be able to work together in time for the upcoming game?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MARPintadera, Fran
Summary: "A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE PINRippin, Sally.
Summary: Come along with Billie as she sets out to prove that girls can play soccer too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2012