YOUNGER FICTION
Maddox, Jake

Soccer Show-Off

(4) 1-3 Jake Maddox Girl Sports Stories series. Illustrated by Katie Wood. Text by Leigh McDonald (Softball) / Margaret Gurevich (Soccer). In these short chapter books, Jo is assigned to a losing softball team and Gina is playing soccer at a new school. Though action supersedes substance, who cares? It's the ease of barreling through the approachable sports stories that's most alluring. Cartoony, full-page black-and-white illustrations don't add much. Discussion questions, writing prompts, and facts about each sport are appended. Glos. Review covers these Jake Maddox Girl Sports Stories titles: Soccer Show-Off and Softball Surprise.

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