Last Pick (Ages 8–12)

Gus Martinez has spent three years being invisible on the Riverside Rockets soccer team. He's never scored a goal, never given a speech, and likes it that way. But when the team captain breaks her leg two weeks before the championship, Coach pulls a name from a hat—and suddenly Gus is in charge. With teammates who won't listen, a star player who mocks him, and zero confidence, Gus must discover what leadership really means before the biggest game of the season.