Mia and Friends
Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood That Changed History
First Second · Print & ebook · August 27, 2024
Based on the true story of soccer legend Mia Hamm, Mia and Friends follows a group of young women who made history at the 1999 Women’s World Cup!
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in the history of women’s soccer
- Themes
- Women in sports, Soccer history, Determination
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Soccer, Biographies of Women for Kids
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Based on the true story of soccer legend Mia Hamm, Mia and Friends follows a group of young women who made history at the 1999 Women’s World Cup! Despite being named after a famous ballerina, little Mia Hamm never cared for pirouettes. Instead, she chased the ball: baseball, basketball, and especially soccer. Since she was often the only girl on her sports teams, she had a hard time making friends.
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But when fifteen-year-old Mia made the U.S. women’s national soccer team, everything changed. All around her, young women tackled and dribbled, passed and kicked, scored, and screamed. They were just like her—but even more skilled. For Mia to improve, she had to play up to the levels of Michelle Akers, Briana Scurry, Brandi Chastain, and so many others. She was determined not to let her team down.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in the history of women’s soccer
- Readers drawn to stories of determination on a sports team
Where it sits
| Soccer | 78% |
|---|---|
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 46% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Soccer
- Comics & Graphic Nonfiction
- Authors
- Karlin Gray
- Publisher
- First Second
- Published
- August 27, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women in sports · Soccer history · Determination
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids