| Specifications | 5 1/2" X 8 1/4"; 200 pages |
| Interest/Age Group | Grades 7+ |
| List Price | | US$ 16.99 |  | |  |
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"I
lived Ms. Dupre’s life. And I think to some extent, still do. I cried,
laughed, and turned the pages eagerly anticipating what was going to happen
next. This book is a direct hit and deals with so many emotions and real-life
situations that girls face, on and off the playing field. I would
recommend it to anyone with a daughter, soccer playing or
not."
—Brandi
Chastain, Olympic and World Cup
Champion
About
the Book
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.
Beth Choat has been a sports journalist for nearly two decades.
She has written for Sports Illustrated for Kids and was a staff journalist for
Sports Illustrated, ABC Sports and three Olympic Committees. She was raised in
the Adirondack Mountains and now lives in Las Vegas with her family.
