(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos & Daniel Vasconcellos. In Switch, fullback Ted Gaddy yearns for the crowd's attention, so he misuses a new play to try to score a goal. Kick follows defender Alan Minter, who shies away from the ball after accidentally injuring a teammate. Both show the 'Cats tackling and solving these problems, but Kick's you-can-do-it message is overplayed. Black-and-white line drawings of the team members illustrate these chapter books. [Review covers these Soccer 'Cats titles: Kick It! and Switch Play!.]

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos & Daniel Vasconcellos. In Switch, fullback Ted Gaddy yearns for the crowd's attention, so he misuses a new play to try to score a goal. Kick follows defender Alan Minter, who shies away from the ball after accidentally injuring a teammate. Both show the 'Cats tackling and solving these problems, but Kick's you-can-do-it message is overplayed. Black-and-white line drawings of the team members illustrate these chapter books. [Review covers these Soccer 'Cats titles: Kick It! and Switch Play!.]

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. These installments don't stray from the series' formula: fast-paced soccer action and low-key life lessons. In Disaster, a wisecracking benchwarmer learns that practice pays off. Heads Up describes a halfback's struggle to overcome her fear of heading the ball, after she's hit in the face. Suitable for independent readers, the books include black-and-white drawings.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. These installments don't stray from the series' formula: fast-paced soccer action and low-key life lessons. In Disaster, a wisecracking benchwarmer learns that practice pays off. Heads Up describes a halfback's struggle to overcome her fear of heading the ball, after she's hit in the face. Suitable for independent readers, the books include black-and-white drawings.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. Suitable for the reluctant-reader/avid-athlete crowd, these easy-to-digest chapter books combine lots of soccer action with formulaic lessons for life on and off the field. In Secret Weapon, Lisa, one of the smallest players, wows her team with a flip throw-in. Hat Trick follows Stookie's one-man game plan: hogging the ball rather than passing to his teammates. The black-and-white line drawings show cleat-clad characters fully engaged in their sport.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. Suitable for the reluctant-reader/avid-athlete crowd, these easy-to-digest chapter books combine lots of soccer action with formulaic lessons for life on and off the field. In Secret Weapon, Lisa, one of the smallest players, wows her team with a flip throw-in. Hat Trick follows Stookie's one-man game plan: hogging the ball rather than passing to his teammates. The black-and-white line drawings show cleat-clad characters fully engaged in their sport.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. A new (posthumously published) chapter-book series mixes action-packed soccer sequences with positive messages. In The Captain Contest, ten-year-old Dewey suggests a compromise: he will design the team logo; his pal Bundy will be team captain. Operation Baby-Sitter finds Bundy struggling to be a role model on and off the field. Although the dialogue lacks zip, the play-by-play soccer commentary will capture sports fans' interest. Black-and-white drawings accompany each story.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 1-3 Soccer 'Cats series. Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos. A new (posthumously published) chapter-book series mixes action-packed soccer sequences with positive messages. In The Captain Contest, ten-year-old Dewey suggests a compromise: he will design the team logo; his pal Bundy will be team captain. Operation Baby-Sitter finds Bundy struggling to be a role model on and off the field. Although the dialogue lacks zip, the play-by-play soccer commentary will capture sports fans' interest. Black-and-white drawings accompany each story.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger