{"product_id":"the-ultimate-goal-good-sports-league-1-paperback","title":"The Ultimate Goal (Good Sports League #1) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTommy Greenwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLesley Vamos\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Cutler loves soccer--and this fast-paced, illustrated chapter book follows him as he moves from his fun, easygoing rec team to a more competitive travel squad, where winning suddenly matters more than anything else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen has a great team, with the best pregame chants, halftime jokes, and celebrations. He and his best friend Jay-Jay even invent dances for when they score a goal. And Ben is good at soccer--really good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon he's recruited to join a travel team that plays at a higher level. But on his new team, things are different: no pregame chants, no juice-box breaks, and the most important rule of all--no dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though his new team is winning all the time, Ben starts to wonder if something important has been lost along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the pressure builds, Ben has to decide what kind of player--and teammate--he wants to be, and whether winning is really the ultimate goal. Readers will recognize the challenge of staying true to what they love, even as expectations change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic panels and spot illustrations bring the sports action to life in a format perfect for reluctant readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePut on your cleats, grab your jersey, and join the Good Sports League! This funny chapter book series about sports and sportsmanship is from acclaimed author Tommy Greenwald.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommy Greenwald\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGame Changer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRivals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDinged\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGame Changer \u003c\/i\u003eis on 19 state lists, and was a YALSA Top Ten pick and a Junior Library Guild Premier selection. \u003ci\u003eRivals \u003c\/i\u003ewas also a Junior Library Guild selection and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Greenwald is the author of the Crimebiters! and Charlie Joe Jackson series, among many other books for children. Day job-wise, he is the cofounder of Spotco Advertising, a theatrical and entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter (with Andrew Lippa) of \u003ci\u003eJohn \u0026amp; Jen\u003c\/i\u003e, an off-Broadway musical that has been produced around the country and internationally. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley Vamos \u003c\/b\u003eearned a bachelor of digital media with high distinction from the University of New South Wales Art and Design, along with an honorary award in hand-drawn animation despite continuing to hold her pencil incorrectly. Vamos has been running her illustration and design business for more than a decade and is passionate about telling stories that put good into the world. 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