Soccerland

One day Im going to play for the U.S. Womens National Team. Thats what Flora Dupre promised her mom, before her mom died of cancer. Flora and her mom had created a place called Soccerland, an escape world where they went and just talked soccer. And now Floras dream of playing for the U.S.A. might be coming true. Floras received the invitation of a lifetime: the chance to try out for the Under-15 U.S. Girls Soccer Team, an opportunity that could put Flora on the road to making her dream a reality and reaching the real Soccerland. But when Flora arrives at the International Sports Academy, the level of talent there is like nothing shes ever seen before. Flora struggles to hold her own, grappling with new positions on the pitch, injuries, a frustrating coach, and contempt from other players. But Flora is a big, strong Dupre girland shes not going to go down easy.

The author of Soccerland has donated this book to the Worldreader program.