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Title details for Soccer Scoop by Matt Christopher - Available

Soccer Scoop

by Matt Christopher
The #1 Sports Writer for Kids
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Mac is the best goalie on his soccer team — and he's not afraid to let everyone know it. Then somebody on the school newspaper creates a new comic strip that caricatures Mac and his performance on and off the field. Mac wants to put a stop to it, but no one seems to know who the cartoonist is. He thinks it must be someone on the soccer team itself, because the strip is too tightly connected to the team for it to be an outsider. But his suspicions lead to one dead end after another. Can he discover who the artist is before the comic strip gets out of hand?

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 16, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780316049160

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780316049160
      • File size: 217 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 710
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      May 1, 1998
      Gr 3-5-When a cartoon appears in the school newspaper making fun of Mac's "motor mouth," the boy tries to find out who is responsible. This is one of Christopher's typical play-by-play sports stories with an upbeat ending and simple vocabulary and sentence structure. However, the plot is not particularly memorable. Mac has the bravado and confident personality often necessary for a successful goalie, but with all of his bragging, readers will wonder how he has any friends. Conversation between characters doesn't ring true and slang such as "You look spiffy" or the reference to a girl getting all "dolled up" for a dance sounds like phrases from the 40s or 50s rather than the 90s. Consider this for purchase only if more sports stories by Christopher are needed.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA

    • Booklist

      February 15, 1998
      Gr. 3^-6. Christopher scores again with this exciting sports story that is also a pretty good whodunit. Mac Williams, star goalie for the Cougars, is suddenly the target of a series of unflattering cartoons that mysteriously begin appearing in the school newspaper. His efforts to discover the identity of the cartoonist are the basis of the plot, and readers will have fun trying to figure it out right along with Mac. Although Christopher does a good job of dispensing clues without being too obvious, some older readers may not be challenged enough by the mystery element. Other themes, such as loyalty, trust, and a budding romance with the younger sister of a primary suspect, will hold their interest more, along with the dynamic soccer play-by-play. A great choice for engaging reluctant readers. ((Reviewed February 15, 1998))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1998, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 1998
      Although he's a talented goalie, Mac suffers from a lack of humility and an inability to keep quiet on the playing field. When the school newspaper begins publishing mean-spirited cartoons about him, Mac tries to learn the identity of the anonymous cartoonist. The sports-filled story contains some bland writing and creaky dialogue, and the tension is undercut by an easily resolved conclusion to Mac's mystery.

      (Copyright 1998 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.2
  • Lexile® Measure:710
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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