Eyes on the Goal
Just before they’re due to start middle school, Diego, Gig, Jackson, and Isaac, four sports-loving friends, all attend the same weeklong soccer camp. Diego is an experienced soccer player, and Gig has a natural ability for the sport he never realized. But Jackson and Isaac are split into another group of players—a group with younger, smaller kids. For the first time, both boys aren’t the stars of their team. In fact, they can’t seem to get a handle on soccer. At the same time, Jackson is having a hard time getting a handle on his mom’s deepening relationship with her boyfriend, and her suggestion that they move in with him. And Gig is worried about his father’s deployment to Afghanistan.
Here is a story about how life, like sports, can be unpredictable, frustrating, and exhilarating.
About the 4 for 4 Series
Books in series order
- 1.Top of the Order(2009)
- 2.Eyes on the Goal(2010)
- 3.Love of the Game(2011)
- 4.Take Your Best Shot(2012)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
'4 for 4' is a series about four friends who are nuts about sports and the challenges they face on and off the field. Jackson, Gig, Isaac, and Diego, are four very different, sports-loving boys, dealing with family, friends, school—and sports. The series spans the time from the spring of their fifth-grade year, through the summer, and then into middle school (Year 6). Each book focuses on a different sport: baseball, soccer, football, and basketball.
Author John Coy takes readers into the hearts and minds of 5th grade boys, with plenty of sports action that's sure to keep even the most reluctant readers turning the pages.