

So, he’s shocked when the Zeenods recruit him to play their solar system’s version of soccer, called johka, and ask him to compete in high-stakes interplanetary tournament. Game On! Star Striker Book One (Holiday House, 2021) Albert Kinney, a 13-year-old soccer player, assumes the worst when he is abducted by aliens from planet Zeeno. Can Albert come through for his friends and find justice for their coach? Action-packed, yet filled with humor and heart, Star Striker is the second book in a series that combines a sports friendship story with an exploration of social justice and the importance of compassion for others. Best for ages 9-12. But Albert can’t keep his head in the game, putting the whole team’s win in jeopardy. Touch and Go! Star Striker Book Two (Holiday House, 2022) Albert and his Zeenod teammates are back for the second round of the big interplanetary johka tournament. When their coach is wrongly arrested by an intergalatic police force, Albert and the Zeenods must work to clear their coach’s name and stay in the tournament. What will panicked Cat do to find her perfect painting partners? Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh.

However when she arrives, the room is filled with barking dogs. When she sees an advertisement to join an art class, she jumps at the chance to find painting partners―other cats like her.

Perfect Partners (Reycraft Books 2022) Cat has a passion for painting. See also List of Book Awards, Resources Index Buy on Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local independent bookseller. I believe that stories lift us, heal us, and connect us.
