Young Pele: Soccer's First Star Feeling left out of the

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Young Pele: Soccer's First Star Feeling left out of theHow did a poor boy named Edsonwho kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from ragsgo on to become Pel, the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the town of Bauru, Brazil, he focused on only one thing from the moment the whistle blew: the goal. Here is the picture book biography of the boy who overcame