PreK-8

Blending real characters and real teams, the author uses soccer with one goal in mind: to tell a story of dreams and hope. Will the worst team in the world be able to tie or defeat the legendary Brazil?

In the six short stories included here you'll find characters who reach their goals thanks to love, persistence, and friendship. Two of those characters are a worm that wants to be a butterfly and a boy that finds friends in the sea.

When Austin Bretin finds out that his neighbors are in the local newspaper due to their 50 green actions to save the planet, he decides to try and outdo them and challenge himself and his entire family to become trash-free. Producing zero garbage turns...

Allie comes from a family of overachievers; therefore, she is determined to win a medal, ribbon or trophy of her own. When she hears about a prestigious contest at school, she decides it's her time to shine. There is just one small problem: one of the...

Paloma Márquez travels to Mexico City for the first time. Her father, who died when she was young, was born there and she hopes she will remember something about him during her stay. In Mexico, she meets Lizzie and Gael, who ask her to help them find a...

Alejandro wants to manage his own newspaper, but of course, he doesn't have reporters, money or the slightest idea of how to write an article! Children will learn a very valuable lesson as Alejandro fights the odds to make his dream come true. This...

Ralph has become bored living in a knothole at the Mountain View Inn. When Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to venture beyond the second floor, and with his trusty toy motorcycle, maybe even out into the world.