My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2018 | Elementary
Gr 1–3—This story functions less as a primer about Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior's life than as a dreamlike evocation of a boy's devotion to playing his favorite game. Readers follow the young player as he plays a pretend soccer match with family in his bedroom in his grandparents' home; comes to the table for his mother's delicious feijoada; and longs to spend more time with his father who plays for local clubs. The narrative breezes past the footballer's brief stint with the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Javaherbin dynamically relates Brazilian soccer star Neymar de Silva Santos Jr.'s biography through Neymar's imagined first-person persp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Javaherbin dynamically relates Brazilian soccer star Neymar de Silva Santos Jr.'s biography through Neymar's imagined first-person persp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
