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Teen Soccer

Soccer is fun to play, but it can be fun to read about, too. Here are a bunch of stories, bios, histories, and skill-building books for younger adults to keep you hooked when you're off the pitch.

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  • The Soccer Book

    the Teams, the Rules, the Leagues, the Tactics

    Goldblatt, David, 1965-
    Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
  • A Greater Goal

    the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer--and Beyond

    Rusch, Elizabeth,
    A Greater Goal chronicles how members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team fought to receive fair treatment and equal pay despite the intense pushback they received from U.S. Soccer, the governing body of soccer in the United States. With a…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
  • Soccer, fútbol, call it what you will—the sport commands worldwide attention, and Charles R. Smith Jr. pays tribute to the sport’s greatest US athletes in poems that hum with energy and life. Whether the subject is an escape artist like Rose…
    Book, 2023Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press , 2023.
  • After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock -- a…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : Kodansha USA Publishing, [2022]
  • Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she urges all of…
    Book, 2021New York : Penguin Press, 2021
  • Raised a Warrior

    a Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and Leveling the Playing Field

    Petruccelli, Susie,
    When Susie Petruccelli won a place on Harvard University's soccer team, she felt on top of the world--talented, strong, and worthy. Unfortunately, after sustaining injuries and developing health problems, she felt her worth slip away. In this…
    Book, 2021[New York] : Apollo Publishers, [2021]
  • Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni is determined to channel his hero, soccer superstar Lionel Messi, and become captain of his soccer team and master of his eighth grade universe…especially since his home universe is spiraling out of orbit. Off the…
    Book, 2021New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]
  • In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother's narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the…
    Book, 2020Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2020.
  • En Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan tiene una doble vida. En casa es una hija atenta y en la cancha es la imparable Furia. Cuando su equipo califica para el torneo Sudamericano, sabrá cuán lejos puede llegar. El camino es difícil. Camila deberá…
    Book, 2022Miami, Florida : Vintage Español, 2022.
  • The World Cup

    Soccer's Global Championship

    Doeden, Matt
    The World Cup is international soccer's championship tournament, and it rules the global sports stage. Award-winning author Matt Doeden explores the history of international soccer and covers the World Cup's greatest moments, from the Save of the…
    Book, 2018Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2018]
  • Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
  • Pelé

    the King of Soccer

    Simon, Eddy, 1968-
    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pelé, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real soccer ball, so he played with a ball of newspaper tied together with string. Yet he dominated the…
    Graphic Novel, 2017New York : First Second, 2017.
  • Goal-oriented Maya has two main concerns: getting support and permission for girls' soccer and keeping her unpredictable biracial family together. At the same time she's trying to fit in at school, figure out who her true friends are, and dodge the…
    Book, 2017Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
  • Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping…
    Book, 2016Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016]
  • What a Kick

    How a Clutch World Cup Win Propelled Women's Soccer

    Berne, Emma Carlson,
    It was the biggest event in the history of women's sports. And for the Americans, it came down to five kicks. After regulation play and two overtimes in the final game of the 1999 women's World Cup soccer match, the score was 0-0. Penalty…
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minnesota : Compass Point Books, [2016]
  • 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…
    Book, 2015New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2015]
  • As Lionel Messi raised the World Cup triumphantly into the air, the world watched on in awe. Messi's final peak conquered; his final dream achieved. It was the fairy tale ending to a glittering career. Yet despite delivering Argentina their third…
    Book, 2013©2013.
  • In this young readers' edition of Hope Solo's exciting life story, adapted from Solo: A Memoir of Hope, the former starting goalkeeper for the U.S. women's national soccer team gives readers behind-the-scenes details of her life on and off the…
    Book, 2012New York : Collins, 2012.
  • The Kingfisher Book of Soccer Skills

    From Warmup to Final Whistle--the Essential Guide

    Gifford, Clive
    Soccer is one of the most universal sports, and the Kingfisher Book of Soccer Skills by Clive Gifford is a fantastic one-stop guide to learning and playing the game. Featuring dynamic step-by-step design, practical advice on all aspects of the game…
    Book, 2012New York : Kingfisher, c2012.
  • Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, soccer team. His team is competing for the State Cup, and he wants to prove he has more than just…
    Book, 2011New York, NY : HarperTeen, c2011.