Soccerland

By Beth Choat, Robert Beck (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the The International Sports Academy series

A young soccer player faces fierce competition and personal challenges to fulfill her dream of joining the national team.

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200 pages· 54,874 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Flora Dupre dreams of playing for the U.S. Women's National Team, a promise she made to her late mother. Invited to try out for the Under-15 U.S. Girls' Soccer Team, Flora arrives at the International Sports Academy, where the competition is intense. She battles new positions, injuries, and a tough coach, while facing hostility from fellow players. Can Flora overcome these obstacles and honor her promise? Her journey is a test of resilience and determination, as she strives to reach her own Soccerland.

From the publisher

“One day I’m going to play for the U.S. Women’s National Team.” That’s what Flora Dupre promised her mom, before her mom died of cancer. Flora and her mom had created a place called Soccerland, an escape world where they went and just talked soccer. And now Flora’s dream of playing for the U.S.A. might be coming true. Flora’s received the invitation of a lifetime: the chance to try out for the Under-15 U.S. Girls’ Soccer Team, an opportunity that could put Flora on the road to making her dream a reality and reaching the real “Soccerland.” But when Flora arrives at the International Sports Academy, the level of talent there is like nothing she’s ever seen before. Flora struggles to hold her own, grappling with new positions on the pitch, injuries, a frustrating coach, and contempt from other players. But Flora is a big, strong Dupre girl–and she’s not going to go down easy.The author of Soccerland has donated this book to the Worldreader program.

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