Monster In The Pitch Lake! (An English/Spanish Bilingual Book) by Sharon Underwood

This story is about young Ravie who attends school near the world famous La Brea Pitch Lake, located on the multicultural island of Trinidad. Ravie dreams about being picked for the school football/soccer team. Being small for his age, he is bullied by some of his classmates. One day he has a terrifying encounter with the Monster in the Pitch Lake!
Added to that, the new student, Raylee, is really good at football! There is no end to Ravie’s troubles. Read the story to find out how everything works out along with some surprising twists and turns.