{"product_id":"spotlight-soccer-sports-illustrated-kids-graphic-novels","title":"Spotlight Soccer (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanchez, Ricardo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Arch Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-08-2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 26175\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e From the Author\n\nWriting Spotlight Soccer was a really rewarding experience for me. To get myself into the right mindset I spent time with a local soccer team, talking to the kids who played. It transported me right back to when I played as a kid. In fact, Franco, the lead character in the book, isn't so different from me. We both played on absolutely terrible teams, and we both had fantasies about being a star player, although in my case the star player bit was never going to happen.\n\nSpotlight Soccer is a fun, funny take on winning and losing that any young reader, soccer fan or not, can relate to.\n\nProduct Description\n\nMore than anything else, Franco dreams of going pro some day. After all, his soccer coaches say he's the best kind of player--more giving than greedy, preferring to rack up the assists instead of scoring goals. And that method works just fine until Franco has to change schools. On his new team, the Warlocks, Franco's pass-first approach to soccer just isn't working. To make matters worse, the team is filled with ball-hogs, and their coach doesn't seem to care. Franco refuses to let his dream of going pro die, but the new team is pretty much a living nightmare...\n\nAbout the Author\n\nRicardo Sanchez is a writer, Emmy winning creator, and executive producer. His comic book credits include Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Resident Evil, RIFT: Telara Chronicles, and many others. When he's not writing comics, Ricardo maintains a vintage toy blog, drives 70's muscle cars, and shops year round for Halloween decorations for his home in Redwood City, CA.\n\nBased in Malaysia, artist Ian Waryanto's work has appeared in several independent comics, including Monster Ninjas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781434291820\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.0 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Arch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808513786110,"sku":"1434291820","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0414\/0200\/7704\/products\/618b3rLaBrL.jpg?v=1673592839","url":"https:\/\/pennypart.com\/products\/spotlight-soccer-sports-illustrated-kids-graphic-novels","provider":"PENNYPART.COM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}