Spotlight Soccer (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)

Sanchez, Ricardo

ISBN 10: 1434241653 ISBN 13: 9781434241658

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2014

Synopsis

More than anything else, Franco dreams of going pro some day. After all, his soccer coaches say he's the best kind of player--more giving than greedy, preferring to rack up the assists instead of scoring goals. And that method works just fine until Franco has to change schools. On his new team, the Warlocks, Franco's pass-first approach to soccer just isn't working. To make matters worse, the team is filled with ball-hogs, and their coach doesn't seem to care. Franco refuses to let his dream of going pro die, but the new team is pretty much a living nightmare...

About this title

From the Author:

Writing Spotlight Soccer was a really rewarding experience for me. To get myself into the right mindset I spent time with a local soccer team, talking to the kids who played. It transported me right back to when I played as a kid. In fact, Franco, the lead character in the book, isn't so different from me. We both played on absolutely terrible teams, and we both had fantasies about being a star player, although in my case the star player bit was never going to happen.

Spotlight Soccer is a fun, funny take on winning and losing that any young reader, soccer fan or not, can relate to.

About the Author:

Ricardo Sanchez is a writer, Emmy winning creator, and executive producer. His comic book credits include Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Resident Evil, RIFT: Telara Chronicles, and many others. When he's not writing comics, Ricardo maintains a vintage toy blog, drives 70's muscle cars, and shops year round for Halloween decorations for his home in Redwood City, CA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1434241653
• ISBN 13: 9781434241658
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Ian Waryanto