{"product_id":"the-good-the-bad-and-the-goalie-9780692524305","title":"The Good The Bad and The Goalie","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcus Owen is just eleven years old, but his over protective parents, aka the professors, already have his life planned out. After middle school, Marcus will attend a prestigious high school, Ivy League university and then earn a Ph.D. At any moment the professors may spring a pop quiz on him. Marcus may have to ask for his morning cereal in Latin or recite the Fibonacci sequence to earn dessert. The professors are also steadfast in their conviction to keep Marcus out of sports, until he turns the tables on them by debating his desire to play soccer. Marcus wins the debate and is allowed to play with one caveat: if his grades fall, they pull the plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the professors don't know is that their undersized son is a soccer phenomenon with incredible natural abilities that he has kept hidden from them. What Marcus doesn't know is that the professors are hiding a big secret of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a disastrous tryout with the renowned Academy Soccer Club, where Marcus is laughed at because of his size, Marcus joins The Carrollwood Tornados where he dedicates himself to learning the game, being the best, and beating the Academy for all the little guys who may never get the chance to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Allen Costa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Costa Creative LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692524305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosta, Joseph Allen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joseph Allen Costa began his career as a copywriter at the Herald Square Macy's on 34th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City. He was recruited by Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon and Eckhardt as a copywriter and producer. He left Bozell after five years to focus on his writing career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Costa Creative LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40097035157619,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c0ea2cda-587a-4668-8e4d-a1919bfc36ce.jpg?v=1652970876","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-goalie-9780692524305","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}