The Tampa Bay Rowdies are committed to empowering youth through the joy of literacy. With a focus on creating engaging and inclusive learning experiences, the Score through Stories Summer Reading Program champions education as a pathway to achievement, empowering students to excel both in the classroom and beyond.
Ready to Score?
Download a Playbook Card, pick up a book, and start reading! Every time you hit a new reading milestone, you’ll move down the field, inching closer to scoring a goal! Ask your parent or guardian to sign your Playbook Card as you accomplish each milestone and bring it to Great Explorations Children’s Museum. A representative from the museum will sign your card and give you a fun prize for being a world-class reader! If you can’t make it to Great Explorations, please complete this online form to redeem your prizes. Reading prizes can be redeemed starting August 11.
Reading Prizes
- Read 3 hours to earn an exclusive Rowdies lanyard!
- Read 4 more hours to earn a Family 4 Pack for Great Explorations Museum!
- Read 5 more hours to earn 2 tickets for an eligible Rowdies home game!
Recommended Reading
Read Alouds (Picture Books), Suggested for Ages 3-6
- Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
- Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure by Jimmy Fallon
- I am Extraordinary by Stephen Curry
- I Want to Be a Referee by Brianna Battista
- Maisy’s Field Day by Lucy Cousins
- My First Book of Soccer by Beth Bugler
- The Way Champs Play by Naomi Osaka
- We Play Soccer/ Jugamos al Fútbol by René Colato Laínez
Beginning Readers, Suggested for Ages 5-7
- April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book by Megan Dowd Lambert
- The Cool Bean Makes a Splash by Jory John
- Kick it, Mo! by David A. Adler
- On the Team by Cecilia Minden
- Yasmin the Soccer Star by Saadia Faruqi
Chapter Books, Suggested for Ages 8-12
- Bea is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard
- José and Feliz Play Fútbol by Susan Rose
- Mia and Friends by Karlin Gray
- The Soccer Encyclopedia by Clive Gifford
- Tangerine by Edward Bloor
- 99 curiosidades que nadie sabe sobre el Fútbol by Reysa
- ¡Campeones de rebote! by Laura Tárraga and Sandra Díaz
- El Campo Flotante: Cómo un grupo de niños tailandeses construyó su propio campo de fútbol by Scott Riley
- Domingo de fútbol by Mary Pope Osborne
- Merci Suárez Se Hace La Lista by Meg Medina
- ¿Quién fue Pelé? by James Buckley, Jr.
Young Adult Books, Suggested for Ages 13+
- Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
- Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
- A Greater Goal by Elizabeth Rusch
- The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
- Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Dawud Anyabwile, Derrick Barnes, and Tommie Smith
- Amor En juego by Elena Armas
Rowdies Activity Book
Pete and Pinnie have some fun activities for you to do right at home! Coloring pages, crossword puzzles and more!
Download the pages individually or the full book using the links below
Local Library Webpages and Resources
- Charlotte County – https://charlottefl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/libraries
- Citrus County – http://www.citruslibraries.org/
- Hernando County – http://hernandocountylibrary.us/
- Hillsborough County – http://HCPLC.org
- Indian Rocks Beach – http://www.indian-rocks-beach.com/irb_library.php
- New Port Richey – http://nprlibrary.org/
- Pasco County – http://pascolibraries.org/
- Pinellas County – http://www.pplc.us
- Polk County – http://www.mypclc.org/
- Sarasota County – www.sarasotacountylibraries.org
- St. Petersburg Library System – https://splibraries.org/
Please email scorethroughstories@rowdiessoccer.com for more information.
