Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Soccer Star
Edward Packard · 1994
60/100
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Soccer Star gives young players a fun interactive scenario set at soccer school, with a bully subplot that handles conflict at an age-appropriate level. Like all CYOA entries, the experience is brief and the characters are thin by design — the point is engagement, not depth, and on that front it delivers for the right reader. Worth pulling from a library shelf for a young soccer fan, but not a title that earns a dedicated purchase.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety76
Substance / usefulness50
Craft & writing55
Originality40
Evidence & accuracy71
Hype vs delivers67
Age-fit70
👁 Human-eye gut-check58
Penny’s verdict60
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