Young Pele: Soccer's First Star

HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson - who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags - go on to become 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 story of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pele.Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of 'Young Pele: Soccer's First Star', published 2007 under ISBN 9780375835995 and ISBN 0375835997.