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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?
4) Tangerine
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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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King of the bench volume 3
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Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. It's just a fact. But this season, his soccer-loving pals Joey and Carlos plus soccer superstar Becky O'Callahan are dragging him off the bench to play for the Spiro T. Agnew JV soccer team, even though soccer doesn't exactly fry his burger.
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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.
11) The field
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Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.
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Long game volume 1
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"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"--
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...
13) Spinderella
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Spinderella the spider has a passion for football. She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn't know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can't count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan.
14) On the ball
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"Owen loves soccer, but isn't the best at playing it. After a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't notice the ball rolling away from him until it's too late. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes"--
16) Join the team!
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Sunny Day and her friends enjoy a day playing soccer, but Lacey, determined to win at any cost, decides to cheat to get her way.
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Futbolísimos volume 1
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"El equipo de fútbol 7 Soto Alto no es solo el equipo de fútbol del colegio. Es mucho más. Nosotros hemos hecho un pacto: nada ni nadie nos separará nunca. Siempre jugaremos juntos. Pase lo que pase. Así que cuando pasó lo que pasó no tuvimos más remedio que actuar. Preparamos nuestro material de investigadores... y nos lanzamos a la aventura. Por algo somos los Futbolísimos."--Casadellibro.
19) Soccer star
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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.
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(David Andrew),MVP.MVP volume 2
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"A famous soccer star is coming to town, but can practice with a pro help the MVP kids score big at their next game?"--
