Matías is a 7-year-old boy who loved everything he did — but especially soccer. He loved it so much he could usually be found wearing the jersey of one of his favorite professional teams. He wanted to bring his favorite jersey on a family trip. There was just one problem: he couldn't find it.
Brayan was a 6-year-old boy who lived in a small town on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Active, energetic, and soccer-obsessed, there was only one thing he wanted for his birthday: a jersey of his favorite professional team.
Two boys. Two countries. One jersey. You already know what happened — now read it the way you'd tell it.
This book doesn't play it safe. This book tackles: cross-cultural friendship, economic inequality, and the universal language of a sport that belongs to everyone regardless of where they were born
Pairs beautifully with: El jersey — read that one first, then this one. Same story, same heart, different tense.
Note for teachers: this is the same story as El jersey — retold in the past tense. Designed so that more advanced students can read a different version while the whole class discusses the same story together. No one gets left out. No one gets bored. That's the point.
Based on a true story. Matías is real. Brayan is real. The jersey is real. And Jennifer sponsors Brayan's education in Guatemala to this day.
Level: Novice Mid | Tense: Past | Words: 5,600 | Unique words: ~320 | Language: Spanish
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