Kickers #3: Benched

KICKERS: a young middle grade soccer series Book 3 It#x19;s a race to the Kickers soccer league play-offs. Nine-year-old Ben is pretty sure that if the Bobcats win two of their last three games, they#x19;ll earn a tournament spot. But in their game against the Tigers, the Bobcats are a mess on the field-they#x19;re not passing well at all-and Ben decides to take control. Someone has to win this thing, and his teammates just aren#x19;t measuring up. Then the whistle blasts, the red card waves, and Ben is out-benched for dangerous moves. Not only that, he#x19;s barred from the next game, too-a key bout against the Rabbits. How can he possibly help his team to the play-offs from the sidelines? The Kickers series, from award-winning sports novelist Rich Wallace, features nonstop soccer action, black-and-white art, and league statistics and soccer tips throughout. Also available: KICKERS #1: THE BALL HOGS KICKERS #2: FAKE OUT From the Hardcover edition.

Rich Wallace is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including Sports Camp; Perpetual Check; Wrestling Sturbridge, an ALA-YALSA Best of the Best Book for Young Adults; Shots on Goal, a Booklist Top 10 Youth Sports Book; and the Winning Season series. He coached soccer for several years, beginning when his older son joined a team in kindergarten.

Rich Wallace lives in New Hampshire with his wife, author Sandra Neil Wallace. You can visit him on the Web at www.richwallacebooks.com.