Book Description
Leah Lauber?s true adventure following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a fan and 12-year old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg (FL) Times, as the Team prepares for, and ultimately wins, the history-making 1999 Women?s World Cup!
The U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team proved that dreams DO come true, IF you love what you do, AND you work really hard at it! My unlikely-but-true story following the Team further proves that dreams come true . . .
The 1999 Women?s World Cup is widely regarded as a milestone in women?s sports and ?Soccer Dreams? takes the reader on a journey any sports fan could only dream about ? not only meeting her heroes at their finest moment, but interviewing them for one of the country?s best newspapers. Leah?s incredible adventure takes the reader to games, training sessions, into the locker room and under the press tent after the ultimate victory over China.
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Illustrated with more than 200 color photos throughout the book, ?Soccer Dreams? will inspire readers of all ages to follow their own dreams, using not only the example of the National Team, but in a much smaller way, Leah?s story as she overcomes setbacks and obstacles to witness sports history.
Editorial Reviews
A clear labor of love for Lauber, who includes an explanation of her own love of the game. ? Kent McDill, Chicago Daily Herald, September 25, 2003
A dream come true. A remarkable story. Great lesson for everyone: with hard work, you can achieve anything. Highly recommended. ? Sharyn McGinty, In the Library Reviews, May 2004
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Fun example of Hollywood magic in real life. . .this would only happen in the movies. . . interesting stories and great photos. ? Brian Harrington, Touchline (publication for Florida Youth Soccer Association), September, 2003
Great book you put together ? you should be proud of it! ? Kristine Lilly, World Cup Champion, pre-publication review, 2001
Soccer Dreams is Excellent! Leah is going to be an exceptional journalist when she grows up! ? Tracy Ducar, World Cup Champion, February 2004
Soccer Dreams will find a good place in our library among the many books on the unforgettable Women?s World Cup. ? Markus Siegler, Director of Communications, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), December, 2003
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Thanks for a copy of ?Soccer Dreams.? I enjoyed it. Dream BIG and have fun. I wish you the best! ? Shannon MacMillan, World Cup Champion, pre-publication review, 2001
The book reveals a real talent for good writing . . . a true sports adventure . . . a Christmas gift wish come true. ? Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com, November, 2003
What a fantastic book. I very much enjoyed reading this account from a young person?s perspective and re-living the moments. ? April Heinrichs, U.S Women?s National Team Head Coach, April 2004
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Your book brought back fond memories of a great season! ? Coach Tony DiCicco, World Cup Champion, pre-publication review, 2001
From the Inside Flap
There are 90,185 people on their feet in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It?s steaming hot ? more than 100 degrees on the field, and the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team has been playing against the Chinese National Team to decide the 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup Championship. Everyone in the stadium is nervous . . . exhausted . . . excited! People all over the world are watching on television, hoping their favorite team will win. After 120 minutes of scoreless action and nine penalty kicks, the shootout to decide the Women?s World Cup Champion is tied 4-4.
The United States has one kick left. Brandi Chastain charges the ball and nails a left-footer into the upper right corner of the goal, just past the keeper?s hands. Brandi rips off her jersey, drops to her knees, and celebrates her dream-come-true. The stadium erupts in cheers. Brandi?s teammates sprint towards her to join the celebration. They don?t care how hot it is, how long they?ve been playing, or how tired they are. They are the World Champions ! ! !
I was there to witness sports history! In the stadium . . .On the field . . . In the locker room . . . Under the press tent . . . This is my true story of how, I, a twelve-year old junior reporter for the St. Petersburg Times, had my own dream come true, writing my way to L.A. . . .
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Product Review 1.
When I got ready to read Soccer Dreams, I wasn?t sure if it was something that would interest me. I?m not much of a sports person and know almost nothing about soccer. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I didn?t need to know anything about sports at all to enjoy the book.
While the book is about 12-year-old Leah?s experiences reporting on the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team for the St. Petersburg Times, it is also about a girl following her dreams. Leah takes the reader with her as she applies to be a reporter for the newspaper?s X-Press Team ? a select group of kids who write a special section of the paper on various topics for other kids. A soccer player since she was seven, Leah is able to meet the players, cover the team?s practices and be there for their victory at the 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup Championship. Like any good book, the story has its ups and downs, its victories and defeats, but it is real life, and seeing it through Leah?s eyes makes it all the more real.
I very much enjoyed reading the book, as well as seeing the letters and newspaper columns she wrote, the tickets she saved, and the color photographs her father took of her adventures. Her writing style is clear and natural and she knows how to tell a good story. If she writes like this now, I can?t wait to see what she will do in the future!
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Product Review 2.
What an exciting book is SOCCER DREAMS! The energy, the crowds, the pace, the thrill of the sport ? all leap off the pages in full color. You can almost hear the sounds.
Reporter Lauber?s writing keeps up the pace, telling the history of a momentous era in Women?s Sports:- taking us behind the scenes, into the bleachers & to the press conferences to rub shoulders with the best reporters. & we get to meet each member of the 1999 Women?s World Champions too!
SOCCER DREAMS is not only a great book about the sport, women athletes & the long haul to success, it is about a youngster?s enthusiasm, passion, persistence?& success!
Very well done & the perfect gift for your favorite children, students & sports fans.
Rebeccasreads highly recommends SOCCER DREAMS for all, no matter their age or their passion, & do check out Rebecca?s interview with this young author/reporter.
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
Product Review 3.
Twelve year old Leah Lauber was more than an enthusiastic soccer fan ? she also landed a job as a Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg Times covering the 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cub. Soccer Dreams is the unique story of how for one year, a young girl covered the story of how the team prepared for the event, and how they went on to win this prestigious soccer event. Written with the help and assistance of her family (Leah?s yonger sister Nicole and her grandmother, Nanny Pat Lauber, transcribed hours of Leah?s interviews and recorded comments during seven different sessions with almost every member of the women?s team, and her mother, Rya, worked on the book?s cover design and her fahter sorted through hundreds of photos and scanned them into the computer for use in illustrating the thoroughly engaging text), Soccer Dreams is ?must? reading for all young soccer enthusiasts and would be a popular addition to any gradeschool, junior high, or community library Sports collection.
Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women?s National Soccer Team, as a Fan and 12-Year Old Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg ? History-Making 1999 FIFA Women?s World Cup!
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