Fred Bowen is back with more soccer action--and a mystery--in his
newest Sports Story, perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green.
While soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava lead their teams to a
championship season, they try to solve the mystery of their town's
missing soccer trophy.
Thirteen-year-old twins Aiden and Ava and their good friend Daniel, all
avid soccer players, have just learned their county league soccer trophy
mysteriously disappeared forty years ago from the town library. It was
never recovered. So between games and practices for the town's soccer
championships, the three friends try to solve the case.
But will these amateur detectives be able to unravel the mystery and
find someone who had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime?
Will their teams make it all the way to the championships?
In this story, Bowen tackles important topics like equal recognition for
women in sports. The afterword provides more information about the
real-life disappearance of the original World Cup trophy.