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Name: You're a good sport, Miss Malarkey
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Author: Judy Finchler

📘 You're a good sport, Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler

A group of young players forms a new soccer team, choosing Miss Malarkey as their coach. Though she knows little about the sport, she keeps training sessions lively and engaging, winning the kids’ hearts. However, the school principal and concerned parents believe a more formal, knowledge‑based approach is necessary, setting the stage for a humorous clash between playful coaching and conventional athletic expectations.

First publish date: 2002

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Judy Finchler

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