Breakaway
Beyond the Goal
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · June 6, 2017
Get inspired to be your best—in sports and in life—with this uplifting memoir from star soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA World Cup champion Alex Morgan that includes eight pages of full-color photos!
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- Who it’s for
- A champion’s memoir links sporting ambition with the person you become beyond the field.
- Themes
- Athletic achievement, Role modeling, Personal growth
- Genres
- Sports Lives, Soccer, Olympics & Paralympics
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Get inspired to be your best—in sports and in life—with this uplifting memoir from star soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA World Cup champion Alex Morgan that includes eight pages of full-color photos! As a talented and successful female athlete, Alex Morgan is a role model to thousands of girls who want to be their best, not just in soccer, but in life.
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The story of her path to success—from playing in the 2011 Women’s World Cup, to winning gold in the 2012 London Olympics, to ranking as one of the National Team’s top scorers—will inspire everyone who reads it. From her beginnings with the American Youth Soccer Organization to the role she played in winning the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Alex shares the details that made her who she is today: a fantastic role model and athlete who proudly rocks a pink headband.
More Than Soccer
A champion’s memoir links sporting ambition with the person you become beyond the field.
Come here for
- A career spanning youth soccer, World Cups, and Olympic gold
- A female athlete’s account of ambition on and beyond the field
Expect
- An uplifting memoir about sport and life
- Eight pages of full-color photos
Where it sits
| Soccer | 77% |
|---|---|
| Sports Lives | 66% |
| Olympics & Paralympics | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women's Lives
- Sports & Recreation for Teens
- Soccer
- Authors
- Alex Morgan
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- June 6, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Athletic achievement · Role modeling · Personal growth
- Reading lane
- Women's Lives