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Stealing the Score

By Sylvia Liu

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Publication Date: February 3, 2026

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Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

The World Cup—the biggest sporting event in the world—is coming to town!

When a contest offering up a once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend the World Cup is announced, superfans Ethan, Sasha, and Mateo are all determined to win. To do so, they must embark on a local scavenger hunt for soccer star, El Botín's famous cleats. However, the promotional gimmick takes a turn when the real cleats go missing and chaos is unleashed.

With the approaching World Cup on the line, the kids will have to overcome their own rivalries and come together to not only find their hero's cleats but to save the whole tournament.

About the Author

Sylvia Liu is a children’s author inspired by kraken, ghost crabs, and cephalopods. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, attended Yale College and Harvard Law School and practiced environmental law for a decade at the U.S. Department of Justice and the nonprofit marine conservation group Oceana. Her debut picture book, A Morning with Grandpa, illustrated by Christina Forshay (Lee & Low Books 2016) won the 2013 New Voices Award. She co-founded the kid lit resources website, kidlit411.com. Sylvia can be found on Twitter @artsylliu and at enjoyingplanetearth.com.

Format: Trade Paperback

Pages: 256

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Publication Date: February 3, 2026

ISBN: 9781546178910

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