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Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Long considered the world's favorite sport, soccer has thrilled fans all over the globe for more than a century. The players who reach soccer's pinnacle become icons, and beloved teams inspire passionate fan bases worldwide. The best of world soccer explores the sport's innovative managers, legendary players, and heated rivalries, as well as the unforgettable moments that have played out on the field.
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world₂s worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In soccer, fast footwork can lead to some fantastic feats-like Carli Lloyd's early hat trick during a 2015 Women's World Cup match and Miroslav Klose breaking Ronaldo's record for the most World Cup goals. In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, young readers can experience record-breaking plays in soccer. Fast-paced and fact-filled, this collection of record smashers will delight sports fans with thrilling achievements in soccer history.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
On a tiny Thai island without room for a soccer field, a group of resourceful teen boys works together to build a floating field so they can play the game they love.
Prasit Hemmin y sus amigos estaban obsesionados con el fúbol. Pero en su hogar, la pequeña isla de Koh Panyee en Tailandia, no había suficiente espacio para que jugaran a menos que la marea estuviera baja. Entonces, Prasit y sus amigos construyeron su propio campo de fútbol flotante,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner--who happens to be her father--sends Adalyn to middle-of-nowhere North Carolina, where she's tasked with turning around the struggling local soccer...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer. Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a kid, Abby Wambach was loud and clear about what she wanted and what she didn't--and she didn't want to be left out of any competition, especially soccer. Darting down fields and booting balls ... into goals, Abby worked her way up from competitive youth player to U.S. Women's National Soccer Team star.
11) Carli Lloyd
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Explores the soccer career of Carli Lloyd with stats, charts, infographics, timelines, and strongly controlled text.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe and Jose score goals. "We win," says Joe. "Ganamos," says Jose.
13) I like me better
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means trouble for the whole squad, Zack's left with no choice but to take one for the team and cover for him. Now he's trading parties and beach days for community service at a seaside conservation center--fair enough. But thanks to his new reputation, the cute intern, Chip, won't even give him a shot. Still, Zack finds himself falling for Chip between dolphin...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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.
15) Lionel Messi
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Lionel Messi was tipped for soccer stardom from a young age. But just how great he has become is an amazing story of skill and perseverance. This title gives fans the in-depth history of one of world soccer's true icons. The title features informative fast facts, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In Washington, DC, seventh grader Maritza Ochoa learns to lead on and off the soccer field as she organizes community support for her teammate Violeta whose family member is being detained by immigration officials and who has a secret of her own Maritza promises to keep.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Always turning to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies, for answers and a dose of luck, 12-year-old Maya must find the courage to write her own fortune to answer her deep-down questions.
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