Little Özil

Ideal for beginner readers, the book makes for a solid lesson in acceptance, understanding, patience, hard work, and determination. (The Prairies Book Review)

Little Özil tells the story of Mustafa—a child of immigrants—who uses his faith, family, and soccer skills to overcome the prejudices of his fellow students and teammates. Through his struggles with adversity, Mustafa emerges as a winner—in life and on the pitch!

Lewis lives in Hamden, Connecticut, with his cat, Rico, and his dog, Shayla. He learned to play soccer on a playground in Düsseldorf, Germany, and started writing seriously as a teenager in Trumbull, Connecticut. Now, as a grown-up with a day job and adult responsibilities, he tries to find as much time as possible to channel his inner child by playing pickup soccer with friends and writing stories like this one.