{"product_id":"the-ultimate-goal-good-sports-league-1-9781419763663","title":"The Ultimate Goal (Good Sports League #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003ePut on your cleats, grab your jersey, and join the Good Sports League! This funny chapter book series about sports and sportsmanship is from acclaimed author Tommy Greenwald.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ben Cutler loves everything about soccer! He's got a great team, and they have the best pregame chants and half-time jokes. He and his best friend, Jay-Jay, even invent dances for when they score a goal! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And Ben is good at soccer. Like REALLY good. Too good for a casual rec team. Soon he's recruited for a travel team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His new team plays amazingly well, but they take soccer super seriously. No pregame chants, no juice-box breaks, and the most important rule of all: NO DANCING. Even though his new team is winning all the time, Ben is left to wonder, Is winning all that matters in the end? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Comic panels and spot illustrations bring the sports action to life in a format perfect for reluctant readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommy Greenwald\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGame Changer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRivals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDinged\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGame Changer \u003c\/i\u003eis on 19 state lists, and was a YALSA Top Ten pick and a Junior Library Guild Premier selection. \u003ci\u003eRivals \u003c\/i\u003ewas also a Junior Library Guild selection and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Greenwald is the author of the Crimebiters! and Charlie Joe Jackson series, among many other books for children. Day job-wise, he is the cofounder of Spotco Advertising, a theatrical and entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter (with Andrew Lippa) of \u003ci\u003eJohn \u0026amp; Jen\u003c\/i\u003e, an off-Broadway musical that has been produced around the country and internationally. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley Vamos \u003c\/b\u003eearned a bachelor of digital media with high distinction from the University of New South Wales Art and Design, along with an honorary award in hand-drawn animation despite continuing to hold her pencil incorrectly. Vamos has been running her illustration and design business for more than a decade and is passionate about telling stories that put good into the world. She lives in Sydney with her partner, two children, and a small floofer named Penny.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amulet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584590975250,"sku":"9781419763663","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fee861b6-5bb6-48b8-b490-44e5f46ffd4c.jpg?v=1732035354","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ultimate-goal-good-sports-league-1-9781419763663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}