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"Everymouse on Mouse Island was squeaking about The Super Cup! My two favorite soccer teams, the Squeakers and the Turbo Cheese, had made it to the finals. But something suspicious was happening on the field. The Mighty Mice and the Sewer Rats seemed to be scoring without even trying! Could I get to the bottom of it before my two favorite teams are cheated out of their trophies?"--Back cover.
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Britt-Marie can't stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a...
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In 1958, Manchester United was flying high: the best-known soccer team in the world and reigning English champions, the team was led by a bright young group of star players nicknamed the "Busby Babes" after their charismatic manager Matt Busby. But on a snowy afternoon that February, a plane carrying the team back from a European Cup match crashed on takeoff in Munich, killing 23 people--including eight Manchester United players and three team officials....
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"Leo has become a star in the youth premier league and one of the brightest young players in the world. But he faces his greatest challenge yet when he joins his junior national team and tries to lead an underdog squad to victory in the greatest tournament of all for his age group; the U15 Cup of Nations. Unlike the Lewisham Knighs, Leo's national team doesn't have a roster full of Premier League talent. Plus the team has terrible chemistry and very...
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"Leo tries to lead his team to glory in some of the most exciting high-stakes soccer in the world. Last season, Leo and his teammates saved the Lewisham Knights by avoiding a last-place finish in the U14 Premier League. Their future looks bright-until they learn the adult Knights have dropped down to the second division, again putting the future of the U14s in jeopardy. All might not be lost. The team owner has entered the U14s in the Tournament of...
6) Title fight
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"Leo and his teammates are riding high after their performance in the Tournament of Champions. But last season, they still finished near the bottom of the table in the U14 Premier League. If they want to compete with the London Dragons, they have a big challenge ahead of them. Samantha is back to coach the Knights, but some of Leo's friends have moved on to the U16s or transferred to other clubs. There's a whole new group of players, including Goran,...