"La Ion just wants to play soccer, but he accidentally joins a robot soccer club. Along with the story of La Ion's mix-up, this graphic novel explores the history of robots and key ideas in robotics"--

"Vini! Come! The field calls!" cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community - family, friends, and the local fruit vendor - for a pick-up soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running - bringing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. "Friends versus friends" teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans?...

While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects, and without Stacey the soccer fairy's magic ball, Rachel's favorite soccer team will never reach their goal.

"Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about...

"My name is Marcus Atkinson and I am nine years old. I don't want to play soccer. I don't want to keep a diary. But Dad says that writing down my goals will help me achieve them. Yeah, right! I scored an own goal with my bottom - does life get any worse that that?"--Back cover. Suggested level: primary.

"Koji's village is like many others. They are poor, but everyone is doing okay. The children go to school. Study hard. Play soccer. Dream big. But boyhood ends quickly. Rebel forces enter the village. Boys are forced to line up. March. Train. Carry guns. Then kill."--Back cover.

Mia, Andrea, Stephanie, Emma, Olivia, and Jacob are friends at HeartLake City and do everything together. When Charlie, the dog, runs away, they all look until they find him. They all help Andrea throw a party in the park, and found a way to cheer for Stephanie's soccer game at the same time as Andrea's concert.