soccer

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Ten

a soccer story
2017
In 1986 Malaysia, as she worries about her parents' constant fighting, ardent soccer fan Maya, age eleven, trains herself and pulls together a team at her girls' school, despite soccer being a "boys' game.".

[Lughz kurat al-qadim]

2011
"It's time for the most important soccer match of the season, but when the trophy disappears and the tires get slashed on all the players' bicycles, Lasse and Maya find themselves in the middle of another mystery"--OCLC.

Madani's best game

"A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--Provided by the publisher.

Caught in the haze

"Tae has moved twice in his life. First, from South Korea to the United States when he was adopted as a baby, and then to a new town before he starts high school. In Tae's new school, he's one of the youngest players, and the only person of color, trying out for the Varsity soccer team--a team known for its violent hazing practices. Tae wants more than anything to be part of the team, but worries about fitting in. Then, he sees a familiar face. Luke is a soccer star on his way to scoring a role as the team captain and a full ride to college, but no one knows his secret--that he was adopted too. Tae and Luke met in an adoption group years before, and Luke's first instinct is to help Tae fit in. But tradition is tradition, and Luke might not be able to save Tae from being hurt in the hazing rituals without risking his own reputation"--From the publisher's web site.

Defending champ

2022
When the girls soccer team learns it has been canceled due to budget cuts, they come up with a plan to raise the necessary funds through a face-off with the boys' team, which is led by sneering superstar Chase Gwinn.

The many fortunes of Maya

"In this charming, lyrical novel from Nicole D. Collier, twelve-year-old Maya turns to her trusty "Wheel of Fortunes"? for guidance on the toughest questions--like why her best friend suddenly feels far away, or when her daddy will move back home. But can Maya find the courage to write her own fortune? Perfect for fans of Meg Medina and Rene?e Watson. Maya J. Jenkins is bursting with questions: Will she get the MVP award at this year's soccer banquet Who will win the big Grill-Off between Daddy and Uncle J When will she pass the swim test and get a green bracelet? For answers and a dose of good luck, twelve-year-old Maya turns to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with the small slips of wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies. But can the fortunes answer her deep-down questions? The ones she's too scared to ask out loud? Like, where did Mama's smile go, the real one that lit up everything around her? When will Daddy move back home? And most of all, does she have enough courage to truly listen to the voice in her heart?".

G.O.A.T. soccer goalkeepers

2022
Goalkeepers might be soccer's most important players. Learn about incredible goalkeepers and the saves, scoreless streaks, and championships that make them the greatest of all time.

Why soccer matters

2015
Looks at the sixty year history of international soccer, and shares stories from soccer legend Pel?, and his insights on the game and how it can encourage change on a global level.

Soccer time!

2017
An introduction to soccer.

Goodnight soccer

2019
In rhyming text, a child, home from a game, bids goodnight to all the sights and sounds of a school soccer game.

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