Soccer on Sunday

Name: Soccer on Sunday
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 9780449808658

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Series: Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #24

Narrator: Mary Pope Osborne

Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 05/27/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Fantasy Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!

Goal! Jack and Annie have tickets to one of the most exciting soccer games ever—the 1970 World Cup! They are sure the famous soccer player Pelé will tell them a “secret of greatness.” The game is nonstop action and the stands are packed. But how will they find Pelé in a crowd of 100,000 soccer fans? Have they failed their mission? Or will the answer come when they least expect it?

Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #52, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #24: Soccer on Sunday.

Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

About The Author

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series as well as co-author of The Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, along with her husband, Will, and her sister Natalie Pope Boyce.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenna on November 10, 2014

In this whirlwind of an adventure, the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Mexico City, during the 1970's World Cup finals. Jack and Annie have tickets to the World Cup, which is between Brazil and Italy, but they also have something important to accomplish. During this adventure, Jack and Anni......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on August 01, 2022

This was a fun read. I wanted to read some of these books before I let my son read them. He’s only 6 and I like to check the books he’s reading to make sure they’re appropriate. I love how the author is able to teach historical events at a level that is fun and interesting to her young readers.......more

Goodreads review by Malorie on March 05, 2021

We're not really into sports and don't follow soccer so it wasn't as interesting as usual for us but it was still good and taught an important life lesson. Jack and Annie travel back to the 1970's World Cup in Mexico City. There mission is to learn the 4th and final secret to greatness for Merlin. S......more

Goodreads review by Christian on January 22, 2020

I read this to my class. I don't really know what to say about it; It's a book written for small children as an educational time travel adventure. The story itself was fine, and there were some good individual scenes. I liked the concept of going back in time to meet a celebrity and then having the......more

Goodreads review by Culleen on December 27, 2014

I read this for a book review for work. Another good adventure for Jack and Annie. This one is the 4th for the group on greatness. It can be read alone because Pope tells the other 3 components of greatness that Jack and Annie find in books 40, 50 ad 51. If you want to read how they found it then yo......more