Kickers #3: Benched
  • Published: 15 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9780375850943
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $12.99

Kickers #3: Benched

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"Readers who look for play-by-play action will relish these beginning chapter books."--School Library Journal

KICKERS: a young middle grade soccer series
Book 3
 
It’s a race to the Kickers soccer league play-offs. Nine-year-old Ben is pretty sure that if the Bobcats win two of their last three games, they’ll earn a tournament spot. But in their game against the Tigers, the Bobcats are a mess on the field—they’re not passing well at all—and Ben decides to take control. Someone has to win this thing, and his teammates just aren’t measuring up.

Then the whistle blasts, the red card waves, and Ben is out—benched for dangerous moves. Not only that, he’s barred from the next game, too—a key bout against the Rabbits. How can he possibly help his team to the play-offs from the sidelines?
The Kickers series, from award-winning sports novelist Rich Wallace, features nonstop soccer action, black-and-white art, and league statistics and soccer tips throughout.

Also available:
KICKERS #1: THE BALL HOGS
KICKERS #2: FAKE OUT
KICKERS #4: GAME-DAY JITTERS
  • Published: 15 October 2011
  • ISBN: 9780375850943
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $12.99
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About the author

RICH WALLACE

Rich Wallace is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Wrestling Sturbridge, an ALA-YALSA Best of the Best Book for Young Adults; Shots on Goal, a Booklist Top 10 Sports Book for Youth; Perpetual Check; and the Winning Season series. He coached soccer for several years, beginning when his older son joined a team in kindergarten. Rich Wallace lives in New Hampshire with his wife, author Sandra Neil Wallace. You can visit him on the Web at www.richwallacebooks.com.

Also by RICH WALLACE

Bound by Ice
Race Against Time
Kickers #4: Game-Day Jitters
Sports Camp
Kickers #1: The Ball Hogs
Kickers #2: Fake Out
Curveball #9
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Praise for Kickers #3: Benched

"Wallace [is] one of the best sports novelists around."--Book Report

"A good sports story for younger readers. . . . A promising start for the Kickers series."--Booklist