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1) Furia
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Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila dreams of getting an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents wouldn't allow a girl to play fúbol-- and she needs...
3) Key player
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Series
Front desk volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 19 cm.
Description
"When John discovers dancing, he finds himself facing ridicule from his soccer teammates and hostility from the dancers at the cultural center. To dance at the Pow Wow, he must learn to balance his responsibilities, confront his fears and embrace both the Irish and the Cree sides of his heritage"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
233 pages : 21 cm.
Description
"Maddie McPherson is sick of Normal--both her hometown of Normal, Illinois and being the 'normal' sibling. But when she lands a summer internship with a sports marketing firm, she finally has a chance to crawl out of her genius brother's shadow. Not to mention, a glowing letter of recommendation could secure her admission to her dream college"--Amazon.
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Series
Whistle! volume 6
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
190 p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Shô Kazamatsuri is the leader of the Josui Junior High soccer team and he does everything he can to keep his team together and to be the best.
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Series
Whistle! volume 11
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
197 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
In the district finals, and Josui is up against Hiba, whose perfectly orchestrated teamwork is taking a toll on Josui. As the game progresses, Shô and team resort to desperate tactics and a surprising fact about Shô's past comes to light.
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Whistle! volume 5
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Sho Kazamatsuri knows that he must work very hard at being both a good soccer player as well as a good teammate; however, Team Josui comes up against the arrogant Ryoichi, who has vowed to single-handedly crush the entire Josui Junior High team.
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
27 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Emma, who is deaf and wears a cochlear implant, loves playing soccer with her friends Izzie and Chen, but when Izzie gets discouraged and wants to quit, Emma and Chen take the time to show her that improvement comes through practice. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts, an ASL fingerspelling chart, and a sign language guide.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity blossoms into something more.
Valentina "Vale" Castillo-Green's life revolves around soccer. When she incites a fight during playoffs with her long-time rival, Leticia Ortiz, everything she has been working...
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Series
Whistle! volume 3
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
182 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
It's the first game of the season and Josui Junior High is matched up against cross-town rival Musashinomori. The elite private school has the better soccer players, but Team Josui is hoping to steal a win with extra hustle and desire.
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Series
Whistle! volume 10
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
183 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
Josui has made it to the district finals, and Shô and the others decide to go scout their soon-to-be opponent Hiba. When they go to scout Hiba, they end up in an informal game with the key players testing one another's strengths.
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Whistle! volume 7
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
197 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
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Sho Kazamatsuri is the leader of the Josui Junior High soccer team and he does everything he can to keep his team together and to be the best.
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Series
Whistle! volume 8
Pub. Date
[2005]
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206 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
Sho Kazamatsuri and the rest of the Josui soccer players have to overcome a conflict when Sho learns a secret about Tatsuya's family that Tatsuya doesn't even know.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 22 cm
Description
1979. Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies-- but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy she knows has been worth taking a shot on. That is, until Bobby McMann arrives. Bobby is foxy, charming-- and the coach of the brand-new girls' soccer team. Sure, he's off limits. But that doesn't mean Susan can't try out for the team to get closer to him. And she's always liked a challenge. Between the endless drills and grueling...
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"Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, Will hasn't felt like himself: his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease, Will hopes that means he'll start feeling better soon and he can get back to playing with his team before the season ends. But Will's new medicines come with all kinds of side effects, and his body needs to heal...
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Series
Whistle! volume 9
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
195 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
Shô and Tatsuya attempt to overcome their quarrel about Tatsuya and his father, but their still in the middle of a game against Rakuyô. Josui can tie it up if they can manage a victory in the PK shootout.ô
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Series
Whistle! volume 4
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
197 p. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Description
Josui played an incredible match against their cross-town rivals and find themselves fielding inquiries from players who want to join their team. One of them is Yuki Kojima, the team's manager, who is cute, sweet, plays a mean game of soccer--and female. Now all Team Josui needs is a coach.
19) Freshmen
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Relates, in two voices, the experiences of Luke and Phoebe, who attended the same high school and are now experiencing the joys and angst of life as college freshmen in York, England.
20) Love somebody
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Sam Dickson is a charismatic actress with big plans for her future. Ros Shew is a loner, but one of the smartest people in school. Christian Powell is the darling of the high school soccer team, but isn't good at connecting with people. He and Sam broke up after dating for six months, but he makes up for it by being genuine, effusive, and kind, which is why they're still best friends. When Christian falls for Ros on first sight, their first interaction...
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