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Series: Lorimer Sports Stories
Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd.
Publication Date: 24 August 2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN: 9781459421189
Page Count: 2254
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
Interest ages: 9-14

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Soccer Stars Collection

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Boys Soccer 16 book set

by Camilla Reghelini Rivers, David Skuy, David Starr, Dawn Hunter, Dirk McLean, Eddie Kawooya, Robert Rayner, Steven Sandor, and Trevor Kew

The Soccer Stars Collection features 16 action-packed Canadian soccer novels starring boys ages 9–14. Accessible, high-interest stories combine exciting game action with diverse characters and relatable themes of friendship, teamwork, confidence, identity, resilience, and belonging.

The Soccer Stars Collection brings together 16 action-packed Canadian soccer novels featuring boys ages 9–14. Fast-paced game action, relatable characters, and stories set in diverse communities make this collection an engaging way to connect reading with a sport kids know and love.

Written by Canadian authors, these stories put boys at the centre of the action as they navigate competition, teamwork, friendships, family, and challenges on and off the field. The books explore themes of confidence, identity, resilience, belonging, and perseverance while capturing the excitement and intensity of the game.

With high-interest stories, accessible reading levels, and age-appropriate content, The Soccer Stars Collection is an ideal addition to classroom and school libraries and a valuable resource for independent reading.

About the Authors

EDDIE KAWOOYA was born in Uganda and raised on three different continents before settling in Canada. His love for writing was inspired by his grandmother's oral stories and folklore of Uganda's ancestral past. As an immigrant to Canada, he is passionate about issues related to race, inclusion and diversity. He lives in Toronto.

DIRK McLEAN is the author of children's picture books, the Lorimer Sports Stories novel Not Out, and Team Fugee. He has also written radio drama and stage plays which have toured southern Ontario elementary schools. Dirk was born in Trinidad & Tobago and now lives in Toronto.

DAVID STARR is an author and high school principal. David has authored multiple books, including Lorimer’s Soccer United: Team Refugee titles Golden Goal and Golden Game. David lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

DAIVD SKUY is the winner of the 2012 Silver Birch Award. He is also the author of the Game Time! hockey series. David lives in Toronto, Ontario.