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Get inspired to be your best—in sports and in life—with this uplifting memoir from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan that includes eight pages of full-color photos as well as book jacket that doubles as a poster!As a talented and successful female athlete, Alex Morgan is a role model to thousands of girls who want to be their best, not just in soccer, but in other sports and in life. The story of her path to success, from playing in the 2011 Women’s World Cup, to winning gold in the 2012 London Olympics, to ranking as one of the National Team’s top scorers, will inspire everyone who reads it. From her beginnings with the American Youth Soccer Organization to her key role in the 2015 Women’s World Cup, Alex shares the details that made her who she is today: a fantastic role model and athlete who proudly rocks a pink headband.
Lexile Measure: 960 (What's this?)
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (June 2, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1481451073
ISBN-13: 978-1481451079
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Books > Teens > Sports & Outdoors > Soccer #1 in Books > Teens > Biographies > Sports #1 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Outdoors > Soccer
Age Range: 12 - 17 years
Grade Level: 7 and up
We gave this to our 11 year old to read on a road trip. She absolutely loved the book and finished it before we made it home! She's a huge soccer and Alex Morgan fan and loved reading her autobiography. She highly recommends it to others.
My 8 year old LOVED reading this book! She is not into soccer but she does like Alex Morgan. She is an avid reader. It took her about a month of frequent reading to get through this, but she loved every minute of it and is so proud to have read such a large book. She can tell me all about Alex Morgan now! She said it was easy to read and understand, just long.
I love the book Breakaway because it gives advice for every day stuff like friendship and family and also achieving your goals. I also like it because my idol Alex Morgan wrote the book. I want to become a soccer player and be on the WNT. I am only 11 so I have a while until I even hopefully get recruited to professional teams.
Alex Morgan has been a favorite of mine since she made her World Cup debut. I am actually only 2 months younger than her. She makes a lot of great points through her stories both on and off the field. I really hope she writes another book later on in her career.
Football is one of my biggest passions...which is why I was beyond shocked when I found out Alex Morgan's memoir was about to come out and I had no idea! In case you don't know, I've been following the USWNT since I was a child. Football was kind of taboo for women when I was younger so I got very attached to the women's team as a way to be like "See? Women are into sports! And they're amazing! Football is not just for boys!"But anyway, back to Morgan.Since we're roughly the same age (I'm a year older), I've seen every stage of Alex Morgan's career. I think one of the reasons I'm such a big fan is because I've been able to see her grow into the fantastic player she is today. I remember seeing her explode on the field as a sub and thinking that she was going to be huge one day. I love it when I'm right.In this book, Morgan takes you on a tour of her very short but thrilling life. In a way, the writing style is very chatty so you feel like you're catching up with a friend. This works really well since this book is aimed at a younger audience. Even though I am familiar with her career, this book provides a fantastic behind-the-scenes look. Morgan also gives the reader a lot of basic but good advice. I took away a lot from this book and I felt very inspired to become a better version of myself.The release of this book is perfectly timed to coincide with a huge event. Starting June 6, the USWNT are competing in Canada in the hopes of winning the World Cup. You better believe I'll be watching every minute of it.If you like sports or if you want to support a female athlete, pick up this book! Since Alex mentioned (in great detail) the Olympic match versus Canada, I'm going to spend all afternoon looking for that exhilarating game because It. Was. Awesome.
I read this book shortly after the WNT had won the World Cup and proved that they were the best in the world. When I saw this book I knew that I would love it. And I did.Alex Morgan is not only one of the best forwards in the world, but she is also a fantastic role model. It doesn't matter what your passion is, whether you love painting or playing basketball, this book talks of the importance of goal setting and how important it is to living your dream. Throughout the book Alex talked of how she sets goals, big and little. And she accomplished every single one. Those goals are what helped her to be on the U.S. Women's National Team. Those goals are what helped her be the best in the world at what she does. Setting goals, and scoring them.Alex Morgan inspires me. As a soccer player, as a student, as a friend. This is a wonderful book.
Granddaughter started reading the book immediately ⦠shared the great info with mom ⦠giving synopsis of each chapter. Said feel like Alex Morgan is "talking" to her and has motivated her to set goals for herself in soccer and other areas of life. She is 10 1/2 & second year of playing soccer. She said Alex is Motivating her to be better & better.
bought this for my 11 and 13 year old daughters. both are moderate soccer fans, but read the book from cover to cover. Alex is a good roll model for young ladies in this time of social media and so many arrests for many other young celebreties and athletes.
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