When Paulo Marcelo Feliciano becomes a football star, crowds will cheer his famous name! Then his mother won't have to work long hours, and he won't have to work all day on a fishing boat. Just in time for the World Cup, an inspiring story of a Brazilian boy who dreams of being a football star - and the sister who steps in to help his team win a game. Winning Isn't Everything - Welling United.Welsh Football Magazine - Welsh football.View from the Allotment End - North Ferriby FC.The Mighty Delta - English football league.

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Now That's What I Call Progress - Blackpool FC.If I Hadn't Seen Such Riches - Walthamstow FC.International Wales - Wales men's national team.Happy Days - Northern Ireland national team.Eighteen Eighty Two - Tottenham Hotspur.Don't Look Back in Amber - Boston United.Are You Here for the Game? - English football.Alternative Wales - Wales national teams.The Homes of Football by Stuart Roy Clarke.Hillsborough: The Truth by Phil Scraton.Ultra: The Underworld of Italian Football by Tobias Jones.The story is set in a favela in Brazil, the site of the World Cup in 2014.The main character's sister is a fantastic soccer player, a fact that will appeal to young female fans of the game!.The lyrical text by Mina Javaherbin and gorgeous illustrations by Brazilian illustrator Renato Alarcao will capture the imaginations of young soccer fans.But when a player on Paulo’s team is injured, will they finally change the rules and let a girl show her stuff? Set in a country whose resilient soccer stars are often shaped by poverty, this uplifting tale of transcending the expected scores a big win for all. At the end of the day he can finally play soccer with his friends. For now, Paulo spends his days working on a fishing boat and taking care of his little sister, Maria: she teaches him reading, and he teaches her soccer moves. When Paulo Marcelo Feliciano becomes a soccer star, crowds will cheer his famous name - and his mother won’t have to work long hours. A lovely story about soccer, gender, and hope.” - Kirkus Reviews

Perhaps most importantly, Javaherbin shows that being poor doesn’t stop people from having lives and dreams.

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