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Kreie,Chris,   | author.   |\n| The natural   |  |\n|  |  |\n\nT!ATURAL  \nCHRIS KREIE  \nFountaindale Public LibraryBolingbrook,IL(630)759-2102  \nanbuycreakMINNEAPOLIS  \nCopyright ◎2018 by Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.  \nAll rights reserved.International copyright secured.No part ofthis book may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise—without the priorwritten permission of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.,except for the inclusion of briefquotations in an acknowledged review.  \nDarby Creek  \nA division of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis,MN 55401 USA  \nFor reading levels and more information,look up this title atwww.lernerbooks.com.  \nThe images in this book are used with the permission of:iStockphoto.com/XiXinXing;iStockphoto.com/PhonlamaiPhoto;iStockphoto.com/Purdue9394;iStock.com/sumnersgraphicsinc.  \nMain body text set in Janson Text LT Std 12/17.5.Typeface provided by Adobe Systems.  \n# Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data\n\nThe Cataloging-in-Publication Data for The Natural is on fle at the Libraryof Congress.  \nISBN 978-1-5415-0019-8(lib.bdg.)ISBN 978-1-5415-0025-9(pbk.)ISBN 978-1-5415-0026-6(eb pdf)  \nManufactured in the United States of America1-43651-33468-9/27/2017  \nKAMAL took the pass and dribbled alongthe sideline.His eyes were up,looking foran open teammate,but he couldn't find one.Everyone was covered.A defender dove in forthe ball,but Kamal pushed it to his left footand exploded past him.Kamal was in the open,moving toward the center of the field.Hefinally had some space to move.  \nKamal was desperate to score.His team,the Panthers,was playing an away gameagainst the Mountain View Miners.Midwaythrough the second half,the Panthers weretrailing 2-0.  \nSuddenly,two Miners defenders ran towardKamal.He didn’t think he could get aroundboth of them—he would have to give up the  \n1  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