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Soccer halfback

Matt Christopher

1978144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1978
first published
  • 1978Little, Brown · 182 pages · ENGISBN 9780316139465
  • 1994Little, Brown · 182 pages · ENGISBN 9780316139816
  • 2007Norwood House Press · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9781599531106
  • 1999Tandem Library · 182 pages · ENGISBN 9780808549796
  • 1982Perfection Learning PreboundISBN 9780812434996
PlayfulWhimsicalShort read

A young boy is pressured by his family to abandon his promising soccer career for football.

How it feels

MoodBittersweet

Worth knowing

Written forChildrenMiddle grade

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Reading situationRead aloud
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