Sean, an eight-year-old aspiring soccer player, goes on the trip of a lifetime! He travels to Barcelona, Spain, to watch a FC Barcelona soccer game and get an autograph from his hero, the celebrated forward Lionel Messi.
The resourceful and determined kid that he is, Sean comes up with various creative ways to track down his hero and make his dream come true. But sometimes, as he will discover, life doesn’t go quite according to plan…
Beautiful illustrations by Elettra Cudignotto.

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Book quote: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

This chapter book is a part of a series, but it easily functions as a stand-alone book.
It is suitable for kids ages 6-10 (reading level 3, 1st through 4th grade).
Ideal for early readers or to be read aloud by a parent as a bedtime story.

About the US/UK editions: Each of the books in this series has two editions: US & UK. This is due to the fact that the beautiful game is referred to as SOCCER in the US, and FOOTBALL in the UK.