Competitive twins are transported to a place where it's all soccer all the time--and where teamwork is paramount--in this perfect wish-fulfillment story for all the legions of young fans everywhere. Twins Pete and Zoe live and breathe soccer. Pete is an all-star goalie, covering angles, batting away balls, and diving for saves on his way to a shutout. Zoe is the team's best striker, dekeing defenders, crushing corner kicks, and nutmegging the other goalie for a hat trick. But no matter how good they are at what they do, they're always arguing about whose job is more important on the field. Until one day, when a magical rolling ball whisks them off to a fantastical place called Soccer World, where everyone plays the game all day and all night. It''s amazing! But can Pete and Zoe find a way to appreciate each other's talents and work <together< in order to win the championship? The author of <Basketball Town <delivers an action-filled companion sure to satisfy young soccer lovers everywhere.

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Scott Rothman is the author of Basketball Town, illustrated by Darnell Johnson; Attack of the Underwear Dragon, Return of the Underwear Dragon, and Blue Bison Needs a Haircut, all *illustrated by Pete Oswald; Parfait, Not Parfait!, illustrated by Avery Monsen; and Mako and Tiger: Two Not-So-Friendly Sharks, illustrated by Mika Song. His humor writing has appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, Maxim, and McSweeney&#8217;s, and he has sold screenplays to several major studios, including for the feature film Draft Day.* Scott Rothman lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.

Daniel Duncan is the author-illustrator of the picture book South and the illustrator of Mr. Posey&#8217;s New Glasses by Ted Kooser, The Purple Puffy Coat by Maribeth Boelts, and The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer by Mara Rockliff, among other books for children. Daniel Duncan lives outside London.

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Competitive twins are transported to a place where it&#8217;s all soccer all the time&#8212;and where teamwork is paramount&#8212;in this perfect wish-fulfillment story for all the legions of young fans everywhere.

Twins Pete and Zoe live and breathe soccer. Pete is an all-star goalie, covering angles, batting away balls, and diving for saves on his way to a shutout. Zoe is the team&#8217;s best striker, dekeing defenders, crushing corner kicks, and nutmegging the other goalie for a hat trick. But no matter how good they are at what they do, they&#8217;re always arguing about whose job is more important on the field. Until one day, when a magical rolling ball whisks them off to a fantastical place called Soccer World, where everyone plays the game all day and all night. It's amazing! But can Pete and Zoe find a way to appreciate each other&#8217;s talents and work together in order to win the championship? The author of Basketball Town delivers an action-filled companion sure to satisfy young soccer lovers everywhere.