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Hicks, Betty

Goof-Off Goalie

55 pp. | Roaring Brook | June, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-244-4 $15.95
(2) 1-3 Gym Shorts series. Illustrated by Adam McCauley. Fourth-grader Henry and his buddies love sports. In Basketball, they accept a challenge from kids who take winning too seriously. Goof-Off is for any soccer player who thinks being a goalie is easy. Pencil sketches--some funny, some dramatic--decorate each spread. Readers new to chapter books will cheer for these likable kids and will look forward to reading more about them. Review covers these Gym Shorts titles: Basketball Bats and Goof-Off Goalie.
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2008

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