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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2010
Game-Day Jitters
Book #4 in the Kickers series
A young soccer player battles nerves as his team heads to the playoffs.
4.2 Goodreads · 35 ratings
128 pages· 640L
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Bookroo's summary
Nine-year-old Ben is a key player for the Bobcats, a fourth-grade soccer team racing toward the Kickers League playoffs. But as the pressure mounts, Ben's confidence falters, and he freezes on the field. With his teammates counting on him, can Ben overcome his jitters and lead the team to victory? The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking. Will Ben find his courage in time?
From the publisher
Filled with on-the-field soccer scenes, black-and-white artwork, and sports statistics throughout, this short novel–ideal for newly independent readers, athletes, and all sports fans–follows nine-year-old Ben and his fourth-grade team, the Bobcats, as they race to the Kickers League playoffs. Ben knows he’s one of the team’s strongest players, but he’s been struggling with the jitters. He’s just freezing up on the field. Can he pull through for his teammates now that they really need him?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 640L
The series
The Kickers series
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.2
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 141588
Publication
- Published
- March 13, 2012
- First published
- December 16, 2010
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780375850950
- LCCN
- 2010004081
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