Now in paperback! Soccer fan or not, the call of The Field is irresistible.A Junior Library Guild Selection Winner of the Sonia Lynn Sadler Award “Irresistible fun.”— Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A wonderful depiction of a joyful pastime .. . and a reminder of some of the ways we are more alike than different.”—Booklist, Starred Review Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018 School Library Journal Best Book of 2018 The Horn Book Fanfare 2018 Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of the Year Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pick-up soccer (futbol) game.Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bringing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. “Friends versus friends” teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans? The world’s