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Series
Lexile Measure
570L
Summary
Jack and Annie are whisked back in time in the magic treehouse to Mexico City for the 1970 World Cup. They are sure the famous soccer player Pelé will be the one to tell them a secret of greatness, which they need for Merlin the magician. But the stands are packed, and when the game ends, Jack and Annie have to find Pelé! How will they discover the secret of greatness in a crowd of 100,000 fans?
3) Tangerine
Author
Series
Lexile Measure
680L
Summary
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.
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Appears on list
Summary
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.
7) Soccer mania
Author
Series
Nancy Clancy chapter book volume 6
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile Measure
520L
Summary
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.
8) Soccer star
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Summary
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
Pub. Date
2014
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Summary
"Maisy and her friends can't wait to play soccer! Maisy puts on her uniform, laces up her sneakers, and heads to the field. Charlie, Tallulah, and Dotty are on the blue team, while Maisy, Cyril, and Eddie are on the red. Let's play! Soon enough the game heats up, with plenty of action, excitement, and suspense. Who will be the first team to make a goal? Whatever the score, it's all in good fun, and everyone is still the best of friends at the end!"...
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 4
Lexile Measure
670L
Summary
Eight-year-old expert soccer player Aven Green learns to share the spotlight and be a good team player when her friend Sujata joins the team.
13) The Academy
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Summary
An inspiring, page-turning sports novel perfect for young readers 8 to 13 years old, and for soccer fans of all ages.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile Measure
650L
Summary
"Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Summary
"After The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus, the Nobel prize-winning author completes his haunting trilogy with a new masterwork, The Death of Jesus. In Estrella, David has grown to be a tall ten-year-old who is a natural at soccer, and loves kicking a ball around with his friends. His father Simón and Bolívar the dog usually watch while his mother Inés now works in a fashion boutique. David still asks many questions, challenging...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
Mina loves to play soccer all year round. Nothing comes close to it. But when the monsoon arrives, Mina is stuck indoors and she can't help feeling restless and bored. Her ammi doesn't understand. The doodh wallah doesn't understand. That's when Mina decides she'll find ways of chasing away the clouds herself. In doing so, she makes an unexpected discovery. Soccer will never be the same again for Mina!
18) Shaken up
Author
Series
Kicks volume 5
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile Measure
680L
Summary
A California earthquake is just the first in a series of chain of events that shakes Devin's confidence: she fails a test in a subject she knows well, her crush seems to have his attention on another girl, and worst of all, her soccer game is off, so now Devin, the girl who usually inspires confidence in her friends and teammates, will have to turn to them for support.
19) Donut goals
Author
Series
Donut dreams volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
Molly is thrilled to hear that a college scout will be coming to her big soccer game to evaluate the players. But when a player on the opposing team starts making rude comments about Molly's soccer skills and appearance, Molly begins to lose her confidence. Now she can't help but wonder--is the girl just trying to bring her down, or is Molly really not as good a player as she thinks?