All-Star Sports Stories Books

Soccer Team Upset
The Golden Glove
Touchdown Trouble
Quarterback Season
Lucky Enough
chapter • 128 Pages
Soccer Team Upset
Book #26

Soccer Team Upset

Written by Fred Bowen
7 - 11
Reading age
128
Page count
161
Words per page
Aug 4, 2009
Publication date
Paperback
$6.99
$6.74

Summary

Tyler hopes for an unbeatable season for his soccer team, but is that even possible when his friends–and the team’s best players–leave for an elite travel team? With their best players gone, Tyler is excited when Coach Murray gives him the midfielder position. It’s tough, and even though Tyler is trying his hardest, his team can’t seem to win a game. Then an elderly English soccer fan tells Tyler about the United States’ 1-0 surprise upset against England, the world’s number one team, in the 1950 World Cup. Inspired by these underdogs and their one play that changed the course of the game, Tyler finds a new sense of determination. But is one play really enough to beat the top-ranked team in their own league? Weaving a fast-paced story of jealousy, compassion, and pride, author Fred Bowen excites readers in this classic tale of underdogs rising to victory. Find out the real story of the 1950 World Cup match between the United States and England in the afterword.

All-Star Sports Stories Series

Published from 2009 - 2019
6 books
chapter • 128 Pages
Soccer Team Upset
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 120 Pages
The Golden Glove
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 144 Pages
Touchdown Trouble
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 144 Pages
Quarterback Season
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 144 Pages
Lucky Enough
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
chapter • 144 Pages
Speed Demon
Paperback
$6.95$6.46

The Creative Behind the Books

    Author
    Fred Bowen

    Fred Bowen is a lifelong sports fanatic who has coached youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer. His kids’ sports column “The Score” appears each week in the KidsPost section of the Washington Post.

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