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    Soccer Trophy Mystery

    Part of Fred Bowen Sports Story Series

    Author Fred Bowen
    Paperback
    $6.99 US
    Candlewick | Peachtree
    5.26"W x 7.49"H x 0.4"D   | 4 oz | 100 per carton
    On sale Sep 07, 2021 | 144 Pages | 9781682630792
    Age 7-11 years | Grades 2-6
    Reading Level: Lexile 650L | Fountas & Pinnell R
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    Fred Bowen is back with more soccer action—and a mystery—in his newest Sports Story, perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. While soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava lead their teams to a championship season, they try to solve the mystery of their town's missing soccer trophy.

    Thirteen-year-old twins Aiden and Ava and their good friend Daniel, all avid soccer players, have just learned their county league soccer trophy mysteriously disappeared forty years ago from the town library. It was never recovered. So between games and practices for the town's soccer championships, the three friends try to solve the case.

    But will these amateur detectives be able to unravel the mystery and find someone who had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime? Will their teams make it all the way to the championships?

    In this story, Bowen tackles important topics like equal recognition for women in sports. The afterword provides more information about the real-life disappearance of the original World Cup trophy.
    "Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sports Story series, this book includes plenty of additional details for the sports minded. However, underneath the sports focus is an engaging mystery. . . . At the end of the day this title presents a perfect opportunity to just read and enjoy the pace, situations on the soccer field, and the idea that the kids manage to do what the adults couldn't."—School Library Connection
    Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelong sports fanatic. He is the author of the action-packed Fred Bowen Sports Story series, currently totaling more than twenty titles. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids' baseball and basketball teams. He has also written a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children's book author.Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.
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    Fred Bowen is back with more soccer action—and a mystery—in his newest Sports Story, perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. While soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava lead their teams to a championship season, they try to solve the mystery of their town's missing soccer trophy.

    Thirteen-year-old twins Aiden and Ava and their good friend Daniel, all avid soccer players, have just learned their county league soccer trophy mysteriously disappeared forty years ago from the town library. It was never recovered. So between games and practices for the town's soccer championships, the three friends try to solve the case.

    But will these amateur detectives be able to unravel the mystery and find someone who had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime? Will their teams make it all the way to the championships?

    In this story, Bowen tackles important topics like equal recognition for women in sports. The afterword provides more information about the real-life disappearance of the original World Cup trophy.

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    "Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sports Story series, this book includes plenty of additional details for the sports minded. However, underneath the sports focus is an engaging mystery. . . . At the end of the day this title presents a perfect opportunity to just read and enjoy the pace, situations on the soccer field, and the idea that the kids manage to do what the adults couldn't."—School Library Connection

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    Fred Bowen was a Little Leaguer who loved to read and is still a lifelong sports fanatic. He is the author of the action-packed Fred Bowen Sports Story series, currently totaling more than twenty titles. For thirteen years, Bowen coached kids' baseball and basketball teams. He has also written a weekly sports column for kids in the Washington Post since 2000. He was a lawyer for many years before retiring to become a full-time children's book author.Bowen lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife Peggy Jackson. They have two grown children.
    Fred Bowen View titles by Fred Bowen

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