Ten-year-old Ben Cutler loves soccer, and he like to have fun while playing too, but when he joins a travel team that takes winning very seriously, he starts to wonder if there is more to the game than just getting a W.

"After The Childhood of Jesus and The Schooldays of Jesus, the Nobel prize-winning author completes his haunting trilogy with a new masterwork, The Death of Jesus. In Estrella, David has grown to be a tall ten-year-old who is a natural at soccer, and loves kicking a ball around with his friends. His father Simón and Bolívar the dog usually watch while his mother Inés now works in a fashion boutique. David still asks many questions, challenging...

Second-grader Eugene McGillicudy finds that he can tap the power of Captain Awesome without wearing the costume, as he scores a goal for his soccer team.

"A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--

As her third-grade class makes its selections for the "Graveyard of Boring Words" and learns about "superb synonyms," slow-footed Nancy enthusiastically plays on the soccer team, with the goal of just being mediocre, or maybe even a little better than average.

Franklin loves to play soccer and with practice he and his teammates learn how to have fun even if they do not win.

Gina tries to be the star of the soccer team at her new school, but her teammates do not like her showoff moves.

"Sister and Brother Bear love soccer and their team the Rockets. But when their rivals, the Steamrollers, do anything to win, soccer is no fun. Will Brother and Sister choose to win at all costs too, or will they show how peacemakers are the true winners?"--Page 4 of cover.

"Nate's not only the star of his own comic strip--he's the star goalie of his school soccer team! Will Nate defend his goal and save the day? Or will Jefferson Middle School win ... again?"--Page 4 of cover.

Alex has just moved and joined a new soccer team, where she is expected to play a different position; when her error leads to the team's first loss she has to learn to put aside her pride and put the team first.