Synopses & Reviews
The Kicksand#8217; championship hopes are being sabotaged in the second book in a series that celebrates confidence and teamwork, from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Things are going wrong left and right for the Kentville girlsand#8217; soccer team, and Devinand#8217;s sure the girls from their rival team, the Pinewood Panthers, are behind the many mishaps. Can Devin get to the bottom of the mystery and stop the sabotage before her teamand#8217;s championship hopes disappear for good?
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.