In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.
I liked it because we play soccer and its a book about soccer. --Bryan
I like this book because they tricked the bullies. They are so smart and he gets a ball because he is smart. --Raul
I like the book because it was a good story. I feel bad for the African kids because they don't have good soccer balls. I hope they get lots of soccer balls. --Oscar
Ms. morgan's class I think this a good boom because it teaches people what to do if you see a bully. --Omar I like this book because it teaches that soccer is called football in other countries. Heather I like this book because it teaches you that soccer. --Jayden
In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.
I liked it because we play soccer and its a book about soccer. --Bryan
ReplyDeleteI like this book because they tricked the bullies. They are so smart and he gets a ball because he is smart. --Raul
I like the book because it was a good story. I feel bad for the African kids because they don't have good soccer balls. I hope they get lots of soccer balls. --Oscar
Ms. morgan's class
ReplyDeleteI think this a good boom because it teaches people what to do if you see a bully. --Omar
I like this book because it teaches that soccer is called football in other countries. Heather
I like this book because it teaches you that soccer. --Jayden
Jones:
ReplyDeleteI liked this book because they did not fight the bullies. They tricked them. --Timothy
I liked this book because the boy read so well that he got a soccer ball as a prize. --Hailey
I like it because they were trying to protect the ball so the bullies couldn't steal it. --Eric
Rosser:
ReplyDeleteI liked this book because soccer is my favorite sport. --Erin
I like this book because I liked the soccer action. --Alex
I liked the book because they tricked the bullies. --Logan
I liked that they didn't fight the bullies. They tricked them instead. --Julianna
Conroy:
ReplyDeleteI liked the title Goal because I like soccer too. --Mia
This was a really good story because the boys outsmarted the bullies. --Jaci
I liked the first part because he wanted to play soccer with his friends. --Lashayla
Ashmore:
ReplyDeletei liked goal because when the bullies called the kids mean things the kids did the right thing for not calling the bullies the same thing-Kayla Pineda
i liked goal because i liked the way they stood up for themselves-Kayla M.
i liked the way the writer made us infer about the story-Cydney Espinoza
Gillean's Class:
ReplyDeleteI liked Goal because it teaches you that you should always watch out for danger. (Youmna)
I like this book because it shows you that sometimes bullies aren't that smart. (Antron)
I feel bad that the kids had to deal with bullies all the time and had to watch out for them when they were playing. (Angel)
I like the book because it has amazing illustrations. (Yatzire)
Never go down to a bully's level. (Cydney)
I think Goal is realistic because we have to go through the same things sometimes (Gregory)
I like this book because when Mrs. Bailey was reading, I could visualize the story. (Joanna)
You should never get even with a bully and don't let them control you (Alexis)
Brewer's Class:
ReplyDeleteGoal was an amazing book about anti-bullying. (Jaycee)
It expresses an ordinary day of play for African kids. (Nathaniel)
It's one of the best soccer books I've ever read. (Craig)
It taught me a really good lesson - not to bully. (D.J.)
It's a good realistic fiction book. (Kayla)
It makes me want to play soccer. (Osa)
The kids in the book were clever, because they outsmarted the bullies. (Brentasia)
It made me think about how it was dangerous, just for them to go outside and play. (Aysia)
It was a good book for Rachel's challenge because the kids didn't do anything back to the bullies. (Josh)
Jamal was very brave because he acted like the ball wasn'† there (Alex)