Soccer Halfback (Matt Christopher Sports Classics)

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Summary: Soccer Halfback: A Goal Kicking Book
Review: BAM! "The Razorback player kicked the ball and hits Jabber Morris in the chest and knocked the breath out of him" That is just a small portion of the action that happens in "Soccer Halfback".
In the story "Soccer Halfback" this boy named Jabber Morris plays soccer and loves it. Bit the problem is that his dad (who played football) has passed away and now his whole family wants him to give up soccer and switch over to football. Will Jabber destroy all of his dreams to make his family happy?
I thought that "Soccer Halfback") has the so far the best book I have ever read it has action, love, and a lot of feeling. This book keeps you guessing until the very end when all of your questions you might ask yourself while reading get answered.
I think that this book could influence on anyone who has a lot of pressure on them and is someone who wants to make a lot of people happy. Well this is like all the bad things that happens to Jabber in "Soccer Halfback". See most people in this world has parents who wants you to do something you absolutely hate and you have a dream of being a soccer player, dancer, singer etc.
I recommend this book to anyone who plays soccer or like the game or for anyone who has a lot of things of their plate and your parents are pressuring to do something you hate, well this is the book for you.
Do you want to know if Jabber is going to destroy his dreams? You better read this book! You can check this book out at any local library.

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Summary: A great read
Review: Matt Christopher was one of my favorite authors when I was still in grade school and I still look back at his books with great admiration and fondness. Soccer halfback is no exception, it is a wonderfully told story of a young boy named Jabber who, against the wishes of his family, decides to play the sport of soccer instead of following his late fathers football roots as his family wishes him too.

When this book first came out, the game of soccer was about five years away from really exploding onto the U.S. sports scene. Being a soccer player (which was a minority at the time) myself I was constantly searching for books, fact or fictional, that dealt with the game of soccer. There weren't many at the time but Matt Christopher's _Soccer Halfback_ was a diamond in the rough that not only is a great story but one that taught me a great lesson:

It's okay to break the mold to do something you love even it's not seen as popular or you are ridiculed for it at the time. Thank you for the courage Mr. Christopher.

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Summary: Soccer Halfback
Review: My book is called Soccer Halfback by Matt Christopher.This book is about a boy named Jabber Morris.He loves soccer,but everyone else wants him to play football.Everyone except his sister Karen, who wants him to keep playing soccer.Will Jabber keep playing soccer or will he switch to football? To find out you have to read this good book!

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Summary: Soccer Halfback
Review: The story I read is called"Soccer Halfback" by Matt Christopher. one of the setting was on a type of sports field like a soccer fieeld. the soccer field has two goals, out of bounds lines and a line through the center. The weather was mainly warm but sometimes it got cold for the players. Another setting is on a hilltop. people who flew hang gliders went there. it would usaully be sunny and warm and also sometime very windy. Sometimes so windy that the hang gliders would lose control and maybe crash. Those are the two settings in the soccer halfbak

The main character in the book is Jabber. Jabber is about 13 years old and loves soccer. But his whole family wanted him to play football like his Dad,Uncle and brother. They wanted him to play football because his dad had a good career at Notre'Dame in football. Jabbers father died when he was only about five years old. His family would like Jabber to continue with his fathers dreams.

Anther character is Pete. This is Jabbers older brother. Pete plays football and he hang glides. Pete really likes football like his father but he is really trying to get Jabber to like to like the game as much as him. But one day pete was playing touch football with his friend and lost his wallet. It made Pete very mad because he had alot of money in there. He was going to use the money to buy a new pair of football cleats. Do you think he'll ever find it? Maybe. A couple of weeks after Pete lost his wallet he got in a bad hang-gliding accident. He was hurt badly, but recovered quickly.

The story is mainly about Jabber's family trying to get him to play football. They want him to play football because his father played it and loved it so they think he should. That gets Jabber all in a ruckus. Now Jabber feels guilty about only wanting to play soccer. The only one who thinks he should stay with soccer besides him is his sister Karen. Will Jabber quit soccer and join football? Read the book and find out. I hope I convinced you to read this book because I really liked it and I think you would too.