Name: Shoot-out
ISBN: 9780451479341

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

More Than the Score

A sports story about the tougher work of staying a good teammate when winning slips away.

Come here for

Soccer, competition, and the changing meaning of being a star
Team dynamics with room for sportsmanship

Expect

Jake’s move from champion to last place
A captaincy measured off the field as well as on it

Book Details

Authors: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: May 8, 2018
Format: Paperback
Theme: Soccer Stories · Basketball Stories
Reading lane: Soccer Stories

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Soccer Stories
Friendship
Values & Virtues

About This Book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author if Heat and Travel Team ! What happens when a star player ends up on the worst team? He either learns to lose or he stops playing the game he loves. These are the choices facing Jake, who has gone from champion to last place, testing his sportsmanship every time his soccer team gets waxed. But it's his teammate Kevin who shows Jake that being a good captain means scoring and assisting off the field as much as being the star playe...

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author if Heat and Travel Team ! What happens when a star player ends up on the worst team? He either learns to lose or he stops playing the game he loves. These are the choices facing Jake, who has gone from champion to last place, testing his sportsmanship every time his soccer team gets waxed. But it's his teammate Kevin who shows Jake that being a good captain means scoring and assisting off the field as much as being the star player on it.