Hat Trick
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · June 7, 2016
The Kicks are dedicated to soccer and to friendship—but can they balance all their goals?
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- Who it’s for
- Middle-grade readers who enjoy soccer stories
- Themes
- Soccer and competition, Friendship through change, Community support for school sports
- Pacing
- Fast
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Saving the TeamAlex Morgan, Paula Franco77% matchAlso shares Girls & Young Women
MVP #2: the Soccer SurpriseDavid A. Kelly64% match
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The Kicks are dedicated to soccer and to friendship—but can they balance all their goals? Find out in book four in the fun and empowering New York Times bestselling middle grade series from star soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and World Cup champion, Alex Morgan. Now that playoffs are over, the Kicks won’t be playing together again until the spring. But soccer-crazy Devin can’t imagine a life without soccer!
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She and her friends decide to try out for a travel team in a very competitive local league, but not everyone makes the cut. Meanwhile, Devin’s little sister, Maisie, wants to try out for her elementary school’s soccer program. But due to budget cuts, the program has been eliminated! The Kicks rally together to help raise money—and volunteer to help with four different projects on the same day! Things get hectic as the girls deal with the challenges of 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 school’s soccer program. If they can pull off all three, it will be a true hat trick!
Who it’s for
- Middle-grade readers who enjoy soccer stories
- Readers interested in friendship amid team changes
Where it sits
| Soccer Stories | 100% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 73% |
| Friendship | 64% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Soccer Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Alex Morgan
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- June 7, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Soccer and competition · Friendship through change · Community support for school sports
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women