Defending Champ

By Mike Lupica

Book #2 in the Triple Threat series

Can Alex save her soccer team from being cut due to funding issues?

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240 pages· 51,418 words· Est. 5.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle faces a new challenge when her soccer team is cut due to funding. Determined to fight for their right to play, Alex and her teammates devise a plan to compete against the boys' team to raise money. But as the stakes rise, Alex must navigate unexpected consequences. Can she find a way to ensure everyone gets to play, or will the girls be sidelined? Dive into this empowering tale of resilience and teamwork on the soccer field.

From the publisher

In this follow up to Triple Threat, New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica takes us to the soccer field in another empowering story–now in paperback! Fresh off her football victory as QB, twelve-year-old Alex Carlisle is on cloud nine. But with football season over, Alex is ready to get back on the field on the spring for soccer. But after tryouts, with Alex back on her old team, she and her teammates find out that athletic funding has been cut in Orrville, and girls soccer is one of the first teams to go. Now, Alex knows playing soccer is about more than just healthy competition–it’s about fighting for their right to play. Why should the girls team be first to get cut? So the soccer girls hatch a plan. The girls team versus the boys team; if the girls can raise enough money, they will fund their own season. But Alex soon realizes that her plan to save the girls team has consequences. Will Alex be able to figure out a way so that everyone gets the chance to play? Or will the girls be the ones left out?

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