Title: Soccer in the Street
Author: Paul Shipton
Characters: Ben, Rosie, Grandpa, Clunk, Victor and Omar.
Book Summary:
This is the story of Ben who wants to be a good football player. Ben asked his Grandpa to buy new shoes, but Grandpa said that new shoes won’t make him a better player.
Ben went to the city to learn football. Ben met Victor who was a very good football player. Victor didn’t have special football shoes; he plays with regular shoes. Ben gave his shoes to Victor.
The next day, Ben had a big game. Ben played very good and he scored a GOAL! They were very happy and his team went to celebrate.
Personal Opinion
My personal opinion is that I like this book because I like Football. This book shows how Ben learned to play football and became a good football player.
It also shows that you don’t need new shoes to be a good football player.