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Under Pressure by Alex Morgan

Under Pressure

Alex Morgan

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · May 22, 2018

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the seventh book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks!

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Who it’s for
As the Kicks begin a new school soccer season, expectations put the team under pressure.
Themes
Handling pressure and high expectations, Team camaraderie, School soccer
Genres
Soccer Stories, Girls & Young Women, Navigating Peer Pressure

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About this book

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the seventh book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks! It’s spring, and school soccer season is back—and so are the Kicks! Devin is excited to be reunited with her teammates, and after they performed so well in the fall, she has high hopes for a championship win this time around.

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But it was easier for the Kicks when nobody expected them to win. Now there are high expectations, and some of Devin’s teammates are worried about living up to them. As the start of the season approaches, the girls begin to feel the pressure. Will the Kicks get their heads in the game in time to start the season right?

Kicks Under Pressure

As the Kicks begin a new school soccer season, expectations put the team under pressure.

Come here for

  • A school soccer season shaped by high expectations
  • Devin’s hopes for a championship win

Expect

  • Teammates worried about living up to expectations
  • The seventh book in Alex Morgan’s Kicks series

Where it sits

Soccer Stories100%
Navigating Peer Pressure55%
Girls & Young Women36%

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
May 22, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
Handling pressure and high expectations · Team camaraderie · School soccer
Reading lane
Girls & Young Women