Soccer Queens

Soccer QueensBy: Charles R. Smith Jr. Series: Sports Royalty The Coretta Scott King Awardwinning creator of Hoop Kings celebrates the skill and talent of top female soccer professionalsand pays homage to the legendary US World Cup team of 1999. Soccer, ftbol, call it what you willthe sport commands worldwide attention, and Charles R. Smith Jr. pays tribute to the sports greatest US athletes in poems that hum with energy and life. Whether the subject is an escape

could history be about to repeat itself

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A prince has a surprising awakening

1950年出生於日本長野縣，畢業於慶應義塾大學經濟學部。1973年進入NHK工作，自1994年起擔任「週刊兒童新聞」的爸爸角色長達11年的時間。2005年起成為自由媒體工作者，積極投入各種活動。擅長以幽默的口吻、淺顯易懂的方式解說世界是如何運作或是奇妙現象，在電視節目中頗受好評。

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which will chill to the core

showing us that we can soar beyond our perceived limitations and accomplish something extraordinary

it is probably the world’s most written-about

Could we save the Kingdom of Fantasy

or that there’s a car that drives underwater

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