Soccer Showdown

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James Lorimer & Company, 2011 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 168 pages

Lizzie's just been named captain of the soccer team -- the boys' soccer team -- but some of her teammates aren't playing nice. Will it be boys vs. girls forever, or can Lizzie think of a way to settle the score, once and for all?

Lizzie's Soccer Showdown is the story of a strong young woman who, when faced with prejudice, reacts with grace under pressure.

 

Contents

1 JUNIOR HIGH BLUES
7
2 SOCCER ANYONE?
19
3 MAKING A CASE
28
4 NOT THE REAL THING
38
5 WHATS A TEAM CAPTAIN TO DO?
46
6 STRAIGHT TO THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE
55
7 BOYS WILL BE BOYS
61
8 ACHES AND PAINS
77
11 THE CHALLENGE
106
12 SCHOOL HERO PART ONE
111
13 SCHOOL HERO PART TWO
117
14 SOCCER SHOWDOWN
124
15 SECOND HALF
132
16 PENALTY KICK
139
17 FRIENDS THROUGH THICK AND THIN
143
18 SAME PLAYERS NEW TEAM
155

9 ONE OF THE GIRLS
89
10 WHOSE TEAM ARE WE ON ANYWAY?
97
MORE SPORTS MORE ACTION
166

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About the author (2011)

JOHN DANAKAS is the author of four children's novels, all published by Lorimer. Hockey Night in Transcona was an Ontario Silver Birch Award finalist. Curve Ball, Lizzie's Soccer Showdown, and Hockey Heroes are all Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" selections.