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Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes (Matt Sprouts series)
Matt Eicheldinger
Illustrator: Matt Eicheldinger
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing/Andrews McMeel Universal
ISBN: 978-1-5248-8869-5
Keywords: Coming-of-Age-Soccer, family, siblings, friends, middle school, martial arts, accidents, girlfriends
After he causes Jenna to break her collar bone, 11-year-old Matt, a soccer player, has a series of bone-breaking accidents. Is he cursed because of Jenna's lost summer? Amusing black-and-white line drawings.