Cody is no longer the kid with cancer, or the soccer player always sitting on the bench as a substitute. But just when he is getting used to being the striker on the Lions soccer team, as well as being friends with his teammates and a...
Soccer stories
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Author:Skuy, DavidSummary: -
Author:Shreve, Susan RichardsSummary:Julie MacNeil feels threatened both in the family and on the soccer field when her widower father begins to date the mother of her arch-rival Benji True.
- Author:Peace, DavidSummary:
The hugely acclaimed novel of '70s football and the turmoil of the game's most charismatic and controversial manager, from the bestselling author of GB84 and Red or Dead. In 1974 the brilliant and controversial Brian Clough made perhaps...
- Author:Milway, Katie SmithSummary:
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, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and one...
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Author:Skuy, DavidSummary:After recovering from having a cancerous tumor removed from his leg, Cody tries out for the soccer team and makes it as a sub, but when he becomes the team's main scorer he does not know if he is healthy enough to handle the extra play...
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Author:Whamond, DaveSummary:When Audrey joins the school soccer team, she brings a unique approach to teamwork, but will it be enough to win the big game?
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Author:Brouwer, SigmundSummary:The disappearance of his soccer team's leading scorer during the championship finals leads sixteen-year-old Matt to investigate and entangles him in a possible kidnapping. If the Mavericks win just a few more games, they'll make it to...
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Author:Bowes, LisaSummary:In this picture book and follow-up to Lucy Tries Short Track and Lucy Tries Luge, Lucy and her friends learn a few basic soccer skills as they prepare to face Team Red. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
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Author:Bossley, MicheleSummary:Izzy and Julia have been on the same team for years. Izzy is frustrated that Julia spends too much time cherry-picking and getting all the credit when they score. But when someone starts threatening the team and their home field is...
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Author:Johansson, J. R.Summary:Praise: "Insomnia was the perfect blend of everything I love in a story. Suspense, twists, characters with many levels... I relished the creepiness and intrigue of the dreams. I highly recommend this book to everyone, and I hope a...
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Author:Javaherbin, MinaSummary:In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.
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Author:Harley, BillSummary:Charlie Bumpers is finally on the same soccer team as his two best friends, and they're sure the Pirates will be the best team ever! But their high hopes are crushed on the first day of practice.
- Author:Yan, KitSummary:
Now that everyone knows Casey's a boy, he's on the boys' team and he loves to play soccer--the rush of the game, the exhilaration of his mightiest kick, and the fun with his friends. He messes up and makes a big mistake,...
- Author:Stoddard, LindseySummary:
Bea and her mom have always been a two-person team. But now her mom is marrying Wendell, and their team is growing by three boys, two dogs, and a cat. Finding her place in her new blended family may be tough, but when Bea finds out her...
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Author:Erno, JeffSummary:At age sixteen, Todd Hoffman is a social outcast. He lives with his mother in a rundown mobile home and doesn’t wear the nice clothes or drive fancy cars like the other students. He has one outlet: he secretly writes fan fiction about a...
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Author:Olsen, SylviaSummary:Murphy and his three friends are nervous about trying out for the soccer team at their new school, but a diagnosis of leukemia proves more challenging than anything they encounter on the field.
