When the team goalie is injured during the soccer match, seventh-grader Griffin is called on to switch positions and play goal for the remainder of the season--and the playoffs.
This is a terrific sports book for intermediate readers. I can't wait to bring it to the classroom and book talk it so it gets picked up. It is a true depiction of rec league sports. There are great athlete and medium athletes. There's competition and teamwork. There a bit of trash talk but their is also great sportsmanship and appreciation for a game well played. There are four books in this collection - each of different sports. With Rich Wallace as the author, I can't wait to have them all in my classroom.