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3) Soccer
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English
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Explains connections between soccer and math, such as keeping score and estimating the distance to the goal.
5) Goal!
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English
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"Where there's a ball . . . there will always be someone who wants to play soccer. Whether in Tanzania or Togo, Burma or Brazil, children love soccer. GOAL! celebrates the sport's power to bridge cultural divides and bring together the many and diverse people of the world. Filled with fun facts and striking photos, this book is a poetic snapshot of soccer around the globe, available just in time for the 2014 World Cup!"--
6) Soccer mania
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Nancy Clancy volume 6
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English
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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.
7) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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English
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon 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.
8) Tangerine
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English
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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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Madlenka books volume 3
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English
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Madlenka plays soccer in her city neighborhood--with the mailbox, a dog, a parking meter, and some cats. Includes a brief history of soccer and words for soccer around the world.
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Betty Bunny books volume 4
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English
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When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
Caves (Kids) Summer 2022
Newbery Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
Caves (Kids) Summer 2022
Newbery Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
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A unique account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a heart-racing, you-are-there style that blends suspense, science, and cultural insight.
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Boxcar children volume 136
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English
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"A talented young soccer player in Greenfield is given the honor of being a child mascot at an international soccer tournament in Brazil, but when an anonymous letter insists that she doesn't deserve to go, the Aldens investigate"--
19) Extra weird!
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WeirDo volume 3
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Weir's back and extra weird! Dad's working on his cool dance moves for the local talent search, while Weir's trying out for the school soccer team! Will Weir score a goal, or fall flat? It won't be easy . . . but it will be funny!
20) Arcady's goal
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English
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When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection but it may also be his way out if he can believe in and love another person--and himself.
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