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Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
2nd - 3rd
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
850
Themes
soccer

The Keeper of the Ball

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Patrick Camelo

The big kids wouldn’t let Edson play in their football team – so he started his own!

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7 - 10
Genre
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Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
2nd - 3rd
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
850
Themes
soccer
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