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Shoot-out by Mike Lupica

Shoot-out

Mike Lupica

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 8, 2018

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author if Heat and Travel Team!

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Who it’s for
A sports story about the tougher work of staying a good teammate when winning slips away.
Themes
Sportsmanship, Team leadership, Teamwork
Genres
Soccer Stories, Values & Virtues, Friendship

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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.

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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.

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

Where it sits

Soccer Stories100%
Friendship50%
Values & Virtues40%

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Publisher categories

  • Soccer Stories
  • Friendship
  • Values & Virtues
Authors
Mike Lupica
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
May 8, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
Sportsmanship · Team leadership · Teamwork
Reading lane
Soccer Stories