The Soccer Prince'' is a riveting, moving tale for middle school readers about a young soccer star who gives up everything in order to find out who he really is, and who is forced to decide just how much winning matters. Prince Gabriel has loving parents, lives in a massive castle, owns a prized racehorse and plays soccer in a stadium packed with adoring fans. He has all that a twelve-year-old boy could want, except for one thing -- and friend. His desire to find one leads toa shocking discovery that convinces Gabriel to run away from home. Me manages to find a new soccer team, but making friends turns out to be harder than he thought, and his decision to run away eventually puts him in grave danger. Will Gabriel's new teammates be able to rescue him? And will they be able to do it in time for him to help them win the big game?
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