Synopses & Reviews
The Kicks are dedicated to soccer and to friendshipand#8212;but can they balance all their goals? Find out in book four in the fun and empowering andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling middle grade series from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Now that playoffs are over, the Kicks wonand#8217;t be playing together again until the spring. But soccer-crazy Devin canand#8217;t imagine a life without soccer! She and her friends decide to try out for a travel team in a very competitive local league, but not everyone makes the cut.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Meanwhile, Devinand#8217;s little sister, Maisie, wants to try out for her elementary schooland#8217;s soccer program. But due to budget cuts, the program has been eliminated! The Kicks rally together to help raise moneyand#8212;and volunteer to help with four different projects on the same day!andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Things get hectic as the girls deal with being on the competitive, tougher team; figuring out how to keep their friendships together as they all go in different directions; and trying to save the elementary schooland#8217;s soccer program. If they can pull off all three, it will be a true hat trick!
About the Author
Alex Morgan became the youngest member of the US womenandrsquo;s national soccer team in 2009 and competed in the 2011 FIFA World Cup. She was the first overall pick in the 2011 Womenandrsquo;s Professional Soccer draft and landed a spot on the US Olympic womenandrsquo;s soccer team in 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, Morgan won her first Olympic medal, a gold, with the American team. The team beat Japan, 2andndash;1, in a match watched live by nearly 80,300 fansandmdash;the largest soccer crowd in Olympics history. She now plays for the Portland Thorns FC in Portland, Oregon.