Soccer sabotage A graphic guide adventure

Liam O'Donnell, 1970-

Book - 2009

In graphic novel format, Devin and Nadia try to solve the mystery of who is sabotaging the team's chances to win the national soccer tournament. Includes soccer techniques and tips.

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Subjects
Genres
Graphic novels
Published
Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers c2009.
Language
English
Main Author
Liam O'Donnell, 1970- (-)
Physical Description
[64] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN
9781551438849
9781554691630
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Review by Booklist Review

Nadia and her younger brother, Devin, who survived a wilderness adventure in Wild Ride (2007), find themselves embroiled in a sports mystery. Nadia's soccer team has made it to the national under-18 soccer tournament, but trouble dogs the team. Their coach falls down the stadium stairs or was he pushed? and he is now in the hospital, with Nadia temporarily in charge of the team. Devin and Coach Bower's son, Stewart, decide to investigate and find a couple of suspects: the tournament director, who is Coach's former rival, and the tournament's advertising manager. Meanwhile, Nadia has to deal with team members who don't think she deserves to be in charge and weather the attention of Aidan, assistant coach of a rival team. This book in the Graphic Guide Adventure provides plenty of soccer action; tips on how to dribble, pass, and protect the goal; and a solid mystery. Deas draws a multicultural cast, and it's also nice to see the best kicker is not a slender little girl. The story should appeal to both boys and girls.--Kan, Kat Copyright 2009 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-Nadia is put in charge of the London Lions soccer team when Nate Bowers, her coach, suffers a fall just as the team makes it to the under-18 Canadian national championships. She faces pressure from her teammates, who doubt her leadership ability, and from Aidan, the rival team's assistant coach. Nadia is lucky, though. She has had a lot of good training from her coach and she has her younger brother. Devin, with the help of Coach Bowers's son, is determined to find out who is out to sabotage the London Lions. There's some clever dialogue, and the full-color cartoons have a lot of action, particularly Nadia's hair-raising escape from the villain at the end. This entertaining story provides soccer instruction as well as mystery.-Lisa Gieskes, CA Johnson Preparatory Academy, Columbia, SC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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