Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780380792252
ISBN number: 0380792257
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 153
Printing Date: 1998-08
Publishing house: HarperTrophy
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 2706361
Studio: HarperTrophy
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Twelve-year-old Luke Espinosa dreams of becoming a great soccer player--a dream that seems impossible, since Luke has never played soccer and doesn't even own a ball. But one day he spots an old, discarded soccer ball and his spirits soar. With his own ball, he can practice every day until he' s good enough to make the school team. Then Luke discovers that his father, who left when Luke was a baby, is a professional soccer player. Now Luke is sure his dream is coming true. Soccer is in his genes. He'll go live with his father and learn to play the game he loves.
So when he's ridiculed and challenged by one of the school's star players, he makes an impossible promise. He agrees to meet the bully for a match--the bully's team against Luke's own team. The problem is that Luke doesn't have his own team . . . or any soccer skills . Then Luke gets a letter from his father, who says there's no room in his life for Luke. It's time for Luke to stop just dreaming...and find the inner courage to make his dreams come true.
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This story about Deanna Troi is the one of the best in the series! This story tells about Deanna's troubles with being empathic. She decides to take the Borrocco-Kai or the big washout and she succedes. Her mother (who is a full telapath) finally figures out that her daughter is old enough to handle the stress. Tis story also tells of Troi's decision to be a counseler on one of those new galaxy-class starships.
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I enjoyed this book because it was fun to understand a little about what the people I know from the seris went through as a person my age.
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I believe that this was a very good book because I like to learn about my favorite charater, Deanna Troi. She learned a very important lesson about aliens. I am only 12, but I know a good book when I see one. -Elizabeth Keeler
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This is a wonderful story of growing up and having struggles and dreams and finding solutions. It is an engrosing story all the way through. Everyone should read it. Adults and youth alike.
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I really loved this very charming book; it is a book every young person (boys and girls) should read, whether or not they play soccer. it is a heartwarming story of real human values and teamwork. it has the best possible ending. no fairy tale, but a lot of satisfaction, drama and somehow all sides come out winners. comments by Gayle Cooper sent by Wayne.
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