Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you... Soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.
Audience
660 Lexile.
660L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 3 181133
Accelerated Reader MG 3.9 3 181133
Summary
Nick Hall is the star player on the soccer team until a bombshell announcement shatters his world.