Most Popular Books by Rich Wallace

Get ready for some amazing soccer action in Winning Season 4! It’s summer in Hudson City. And for Calvin Tait and Zero Rollison, it’s time to give soccer a shot. The YMCA soccer league looks like an easy way to get their feet wet and learn some technique, and once Calvin gets his foot on a ball and the taste of a winning game, he’s totally hooked. Soon Calvin is leading his team to the finals, where they’ll be up against the toughest players in the league—twin sisters with Mia Hamm–inspired shots on goal. Calvin knows he’s good, but are the twins better?

Frank, a teenaged ghost who has not been able to move on to a higher realm in the afterlife, tries to connect with his younger brother Herbie, a high school senior who was eight years old when Frank died.

As the summer of 1969 turns to fall in their New Jersey town, 12-year-old Brody plays football during his first year in junior high while his older brother''s protest of the war in Vietnam causes tension with their father. By the author of the Winning Season series.

With help from his older brother Larry, nine-year-old Ben learns to cope with his nervousness about the Kickers League playoffs. Includes "Ben''s Top Ten Tips for Soccer Players."

When Stu hears a voice calling him late at night, follows it to the haunted house down the road, and sees the ghost of a boy who was murdered fifty years before, he feels compelled to find out why the ghost is reaching out to him--even if it means risking his own life.

Nine-year-old Ben, a natural athlete and member of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience and prove himself on the field, but his obnoxious teammate, Mark, keeps hogging the ball.

"After the starting point guard sprains his ankle during a game, Jamere steps in until his rival teammate returns for the championship. But with both boys expecting to start in the final game, their coach asks Jamere to decide who will play. The ending is Up2u!"--Page [4] of cover.

Nine-year-old Ben learns some lessons in self-control and sportsmanship when his behavior on the soccer field gets him sent to the bench.

Manny Ramos is the fastest guy on the Hudson City Youth football team, maybe even the fastest in his school, so he joins the track team. He¿s finally found his sport. Includes table of contents and author profile. Chapter Book: 15 chapters.

Jared¿s got the talent, the touch, the shots and a temper. After he¿s thrown out of a game, he watch¿s his team¿s chance start to slip away. Includes table of contents, book preview and author profile. Chapter Book: 15 chapters.

Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player.

Manny refuses to give up when he has a rough start to his first football season. He¿s got the whole season to prove that he can earn the roar of the crowd. Includes table of contents, book preview and author profile. Chapter Book: 14 chapters.

Jason has twenty-seven receptions, six touchdowns and fifty points for the season as a wingback, but after the star quarterback is injured, Coach sends Jason in at emergency quarterback. Includes table of contents, book preview and author profile. Chapter Book: 9 chapters.

After years of playing nothing but soccer in Hudson City, New Jersey, Manny has to work very hard to play on the middle school football team, using determination, speed, and smarts to make up for being small and inexperienced.