Click the “Soccer” link above to find texts for the soccer enthusiasts in your classroom. Enjoy!
Key:
^ Nonfiction
# Other: Poetry, Drama, etc.
*Grade levels are based on reviews from sources such as School Library Journal, Booklist, etc. They do not necessarily represent Alan’s views on grade level appropriateness.
Soccer
Above All Else by Jeff Ross (Grades 5-8)
After by Amy Efaw (Female Protagonist; Grades 8-11)
Breakaway by Kat Spears (Grades 9-12)
^ Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan (Female Protagonist)
^ Carli Lloyd: When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd and Wayne Coffey (Female Protagonist)
Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe
Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally (Female Protagonist; Grades 10-12)
Divided City by Theresa Breslin (Multicultural)
Exposure by Mal Peet (Multicultural; Grades 9-12)
Eyes on the Goal by John Coy (Series; Grades 4-6)
^ Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
^ Forward: My Story by Abby Wambach (Female Protagonist; Grades 3-7)
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger (LGBTQ; Grades 9-12)
^ Go for the Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life by Mia Hamm and Aaron Heifetz (Female Protagonist)
Goal! The Dream Begins by Robert Rigby (Multicultural; Grades 8-10)
Goal II: Living the Dream by Robert Rigby (Multicultural; Grades 8-10)
Going for the Record by Julie A. Swanson (Female Protagonist)
Home of the Braves by David Klass (Grades 9-12)
Keeper by Mal Peet (Multicultural; Grades 9-12)
Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman (Grades 7-12)
Kicker by Michele Martin Bossele (Female Protagonist; Grades 5-8)
Killing Ground (Defenders) by Tom Palmer and David Shephard
Losers Take All by David Klass (Grades 7-12)
Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams (Multicultural; Grades 8-10)
Offsides by Erik Dsckilsen (Multicultural; Grades 7-11)
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (LGBTQ; Grades 9-12)
Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian (Multicultural; Grades 9-12)
Out of Reach by V. M. Jones (Grades 7-9)
Out of Sync by Amanda Humann (Female Protagonist; Grades 9-12)
^ Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference by Warren St. John (Multicultural)
^ Pele: Why Soccer Matters by Pele and Brian Winter
PrettyTOUGH by Liz Tigelaar (Female Protagonist; Grades 7-9)
Second Impact: Making the Hardest Call of All by David Klass and Perri Klass (Female Protagonist; Grades 8-11)
Shots on Goal by Rich Wallace (Grades 6-9)
Shutout by Brendan Halpin (Female Protagonist; Grades 7-10)
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (Female Protagonist)
^ Small Time: A Life in the Football Wilderness by Justin Bryant
Soccer Chick Rules by Dawn Fitzgerald (Female Protagonist; Grades 5-8)
Soccerland by Beth Choat (Female Protagonist; Grades 6-9)
Tangerine by Edward Bloor (Bullying; Grades 6-9)
^ The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Conquered America by Grant Wahl
The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees (Multicultural; Grades 6-9)
The Penalty by Mal Peet (Multicultural)
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares (Female Protagonist; Grades 7-10)
Under Pressure by Emma Carlson Berne (Steroids; Female Protagonist; Grades (6-9)
Zilla by Leann Sage (Bullying; Female Protagonist; Grades 9-12)
