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Javaherbin, Mina

Soccer Star

32 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6056-7 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Renato Alarcão. Soft-textured sepia-ink drawings illustrate Javaherbin's touching tribute to Brazilian children trying to better their lives via the country's beloved sport--kids like Paulo, who dreams of soccer stardom so his mother "won't have to work long hours." Rich, spare text and the art picture the seaside setting and cement the story's "homage to all soccer stars who...rise up from poverty."
Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

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