Soccer Longshot

Matty is the team captain of the local soccer club, the Strikers. His team is talented, but Matty can't help but feel that something's missing. He hasn't improved in a while, and wonders if he needs to switch things up in order to keep improving. So, he decides to head out to the local park to kick it with some of the street ball kids. Matty figures he'll run right through the disorganized teens. Instead, he gets a swift kick in the pantsAuthor: C. J. RennerPublisher: Stone Arch BooksPublished: 07/01/2011Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackSeries: Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic NovelsWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.20h x 5.20w x 0.20dISBN: 9781434234025Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 145390 / Soccer LongshotAbout the AuthorRenner, C. J.: - As well as loving to read novels, read comics, see movies, and attend galleries, C.J. Renner loves to write novels, write comics, make movies, and show his visual art. He lives in his favorite city in the world, Minneapolis, where he cheers on the Twins, Vikings, and Timberwolves. Cano, Fernando: - Fernando Cano is an emerging illustrator born in Mexico City, Mexico. He currently resides in Monterrey, Mexico, where he works as a full-time illustrator and colorist at Graphikslava studio. He has done illustration work for Marvel, DC Comics, and role-playing games like Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, singing, rowing, and drawing.