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knew he had to act fast or lose the ball. With a mighty effort,
     he stopped, planted one foot on the ground, and kicked with all his strength.
    Ted held his breath. The ball soared in the air, over the heads of the fullbacks, straight toward the goal—
    Clang!
    It hit the goal post and bounced straight up into the air. Ted couldn’t believe it. He’d missed!
    A blur of movement caught his eye. Stookie was rushing forward, his defender a step behind. When the ball fell, he headed
     it into the goal. Score! A second later, the ref blew his whistle to end the first half.
    “Yes!” Ted cried, pumping his fist in the air. “Way to go, Stookie!”
    Stookie grinned, but shook his head. “You’re the one who deserves the credit for that goal!There’s no way the ball would have been down here if it weren’t for you.”
    Ted was grabbed in a bear hug from behind. It was Lisa.
    Stookie said, “Actually, Lisa deserves some thanks, too. After all, she’s the one who asked Bundy to talk to me about switching
     with you sometime. Too bad you didn’t make the goal like you wanted. Well, maybe next time!”
    Ted stared at Stookie in amazement. Then he turned to Lisa. She was grinning happily.
    “How’d you guess?” he said.
    “We’re twins,” she answered simply. “I just put myself in your place and figured out what you were trying to do last game.
     Plus I saw the way you looked when the coach told his switching story.” She leaned in and whispered, “Stookie needed a little
     convincing, is all. Hope you don’t mind that I asked Bundy to talk to him.”
    Ted gave his sister a hug. “You’re the best,”he whispered. “I’m sorry about being so mean yesterday. Can I make it up to you?”
    Just then, they heard a melody being played in the distance.
    “You sure can make it up to me,” Lisa said as they headed off the field together. “After the game, you chase down that ice-cream
     truck and buy me whatever I want!”

SOCCER ’CATS
    #1 The Captain Contest
    #2 Operation Baby-Sitter
    #3 Secret Weapon
    #4 Hat Trick
    #5 Master of Disaster
    #6 Heads Up
    #7 All Keyed Up
    #8 You Lucky Dog
    #9 Switch Play!
    #10 Kick It!

SOCCER ’CATS
    #9
    Switch Play!
    Matt Christopher
    Illustrated by Daniel Vasconcellos
    Ted Gaddy is tired of his sister’s amazing “secret weapon” throw-in getting all the applause and attention during games. But
     what can a fullback do to make people cheer? Coach Bradley tells a story about a fullback who almost made a goal. Ted decides
     to do exactly what that fullback did, hoping that he, too, will get a chance at scoring. But will Ted’s sister keep him from
     carrying out his plan?
    Here is the ninth entry in Matt Christopher’s Soccer ’Cats series, an exciting line of first chapter books perfect for sports
     fans ready to start reading on their own.
    Matt Christopher is the name behind more than seventy-five bestselling sports novels for young readers. For a list of books in the Soccer
     ’Cats series, please refer to the last page of this book.