Jake Maddox Sports Stories

8–12Best for kids★ 4.2

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Short, illustrated sports stories built for emerging and reluctant readers, each a self-contained soccer game with a teamwork lesson.

Every book in the series

Soccer Goals
2024 · Jake Maddox
Jacob dreams of playing real, full-sided soccer, but his pickup team has only four players and gets challenged by a rougher street team.
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Soccer Switch
2016 · Jake Maddox
Andre expects another winning season until a new coach brings odd training methods that frustrate the whole team. The squad has to trust the process before it clicks.
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Soccer Spirit
2008 · Jake Maddox
A young player works to find her confidence and her role on the team. Effort and belief carry her through a rocky start.
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Backup Goalie
2008 · Jake Maddox
A second-string keeper gets a shot at the starting job and has to prove ready when the team needs her. Patience on the bench pays off.
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Soccer Shootout
2007 · Jake Maddox
Berk has always been his team's goalkeeper, but a talented and unpredictable new kid pushes him out of the position, and he has to choose between a grudge and doing what is best for the team.
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