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Fiction and nonfiction about soccer / football / "the beautiful game" for middle and high schoolers.

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  • A definitive guide to soccer explains the rules, skills, and tactics; explores issues surrounding the game; and profiles the best players throughout the world.
    Book, 2026New York : Kingfisher, 2026. — j 796.33403 G4581s 2026
  • Soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as middle schooler Nick learns the power of words while he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
    Book, 2016Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016] — j ALEXANDER 2016
  • Global superstar, FIFA Player of the Year, and TIME magazine's Athlete of the Year Lionel Messi's arrival in the States has brought inspiration, excitement, and star power to men's soccer
    Book, 2025Beverly, MA : Holler, 2025. — y BIO 796.334 MESSI 2025
  • Midori and Sumire are soccer stars, destined to collide : one's a striker, the other's a goalie. They end up in the same high school, with a lazy coach and a teammate who brags that she's a soccer prodigy but can't seem to stop kicking the ball into…
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC, [2020] — y MANGA ARAKAWA 2020
  • A Greater Goal

    the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer-and Beyond

    Rusch, Elizabeth,
    "A history of the more than 250 women who have played for the U.S. National Soccer Team and their battle for equal pay
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — y 796.334 R951g 2024
  • "After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock -- a…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : Kodansha USA Publishing, [2022] — y MANGA KANESHIRO 2022
  • Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
    Book, 2020Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020. — y MENDEZ 2020
  • Outcasts United

    The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town

    St. John, Warren
    The complex and inspirational story about the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of diverse refugees from around the world, and their formidable coach, Luma Mufleh
    eBook, Libby ebook
  • "Football is a religion where Adrian "The Colombian Cannon" Molina comes from, and thanks to his wicked right leg he has a clear shot at the European Junior League. When a scout offers him a full scholarship to an elite prep school in London, the…
    Graphic Novel, 2022Miami, FL : Mad Cave Studios, Inc., [2022] — ygn SANDLIN 2022
  • "Showcasing the top 100 stars in the modern game, Soccer Legends 2026 offers the latest facts and stats of players inevery position who play - or spent most of their careers - in the world's elite leagues."-
    Book, 2025London : Welbeck Children's Books, 2025. — j 796.334 B191m 2025
  • "Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio.…
    Book, 2021New York : Dial Books, 2021. — y FITZSIMON 2021
  • "Ramin Abbas has spent his whole life obeying his parents, his Imam, and, of course, Allah--no questions asked. But when he starts crushing on the ridiculously handsome captain of the soccer team, so many things he'd always been so sure about are…
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2026] — y SABER 2026
  • Since the sport's humble beginnings, female soccer players faced--and overcame--obstacles to playing the sports they love. Girls with Goals dives deep into the history of women's soccer, detailing its early days in the factory yards of northern…
    Book, 2025Beverly, MA : Holler, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2025. — y 796.334 C3556g 2025
  • Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2023. — y MARIE 2023
  • We Are the World (Cup)

    a Personal History of the World's Greatest Sporting Event

    Bennett, Roger, 1970-
    "Every four years, millions of viewers all over the globe are united in the drama of the world's biggest sporting event. Geopolitical turmoil, popular culture, clashes of custom and style all weave together on the pitch, making the World Cup about…
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2026] — 070.44979 B4724w 2026
  • "Julián Luna loves soccer and cooking, and has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life.…
    Book, 2021New York : Skyscape, [2021] — y GARZAVILL 2021