by Sarah Aronson
Beyond Lucky follows Ari Fish, a young goalie whose belief in a rare trading card and a soccer hero collides with the fallout after the card is stolen. The prose is direct and fast-paced, with short chapters that foreground games, locker-room banter, and schoolyard politics. It’s useful as a quick grab for middle-grade readers who want sports tension and clear moral stakes without dense language. Limits: the plot leans on familiar sports tropes and tidy resolutions, so readers wanting ambiguity or complex character work may feel shortchanged.
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Ari Fish believes in two things: his heroWayne Timcoe, the greatest soccer goalie to ever come out of Somerset Valleyand luck. So when Ari finds a rare and valuable Wayne Timcoe trading card, he's sure his luck has changed for the better. Especially when he's picked to be the starting goalie on his team. But when the card is stolenand his best f...
Difficulty:hard
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