Pelé: The King of Soccer Kelly Yang Gerald and Piggie are best

Gerald and Piggie are best friends

to making new friends

By the time Effie Galanos starts her senior year

”—Horn Book

The problem is that with so many people scared and angry about the chaos in their town -- and blaming the Spares

Pelé: The King of Soccer Kelly Yang Gerald and Piggie are bestEdson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pel, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real soccer ball, so he played with a ball of newspaper tied together with string. Yet he dominated the youth leagues and signed his first professional soccer contract at the age of fifteen. Within two years he was celebrated internationally, when he led Brazil to victory at the world cup. Known by his fans as