Copyright Date:
2021
Edition Date:
2021
Release Date:
09/07/21
Pages:
130 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-682-63079-X Perma-Bound: 0-8000-1011-6
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-682-63079-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-1011-9
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
19 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
Twins Aiden and Ada and their friend Daniel are all die-hard soccer players hoping to make it to their respective championships and get their team names on the town's local sports trophies, which are displayed at the library. On a trip to scope out the hardware, the tweens learn that the original trophy disappeared more than 40 years ago. Intrigued, they set out to see if they can solve the cold case, questioning Aiden and Ava's grandma, who worked at the library at the time; the former police chief, who worked on the case; and a former soccer coach, who was the only suspect. Astute mystery fans might figure out the culprit, but the final revelation shows the case to be a victimless crime, one that was done for a good reason. Bowen has written another hit entry in his Sports Story series, with engaging characters, lots of sports action, and a compelling mystery. An excellent choice for readers looking for a more modern-day Matt Christopher story.
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(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
Fred Bowen is back with more soccer action—and a mystery—in his newest Sports Story, perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. While soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava lead their teams to a championship season, they try to solve the mystery of their town's missing soccer trophy.
Thirteen-year-old twins Aiden and Ava and their good friend Daniel, all avid soccer players, have just learned their county league soccer trophy mysteriously disappeared forty years ago from the town library. It was never recovered. So between games and practices for the town's soccer championships, the three friends try to solve the case.
But will these amateur detectives be able to unravel the mystery and find someone who had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime? Will their teams make it all the way to the championships?
In this story, Bowen tackles important topics like equal recognition for women in sports. The afterword provides more information about the real-life disappearance of the original World Cup trophy.
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