Game On! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823449118)

Join Albert and a group of ragtag aliens as they dribble, cross, and score across the galaxy in this soccer-themed story of unlikely friendships.

The day that aliens abducted 13-year-old Albert Kinney was the day he was hoping to make the school soccer team.But that's the way life works sometimes, especially for Albert.

Astonishingly the Zeenods, don't want to harm Albert, they want him to play soccer. And so, Albert jumps at the chance to join the Zeenods. Yet just as he is introduced to the specifics of their game and all their high-tech gear, he faces a series of direct threats to his life. Does someone have a mysterious vendetta against Albert? Or does their first opponent, the ruthless team from Planet Tev, want to guarantee that they win?

Action-packed, yet filled with humor and heart, Game On! is the first book in a series that features thrilling play-by-play soccer scenes and an intergalactic plot with far-reaching consequences for the Zeenods--and Earth.

Author: Mary Amato
ISBN-10: 0823449114
ISBN-13: 9780823449118
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.59w x 1.34d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2021 pg. 83
School Library Journal 09/17/2021 pg. 1