Soccer Chick Rules - by Dawn Fitzgerald (Paperback)

About the Book

While trying to focus on a winning soccer season, thirteen-year-old Tess becomes involved in local politics when she learns that all sports programs at her school will be stopped unless a tax levy is passed.

Book Synopsis

Tess's love in life is soccer. When she finds out that all sports at her school will be cut unless the community votes for a tax levy, Tess will do anything to rally votes. She's even joining forces with a cheerleader to help spread the word and raise funds. Throughout the campaign to save soccer, Tess is playing her heart out on the soccer field and struggling to make passing grades in her classes. But if the levy doesn't pass, will it all have been for nothing? Find out in Dawn FitzGerald's Soccer Chick Rules.

Review Quotes

"FitzGerald takes a serious subject--school finance problems--mixes it with plenty of action-filled sports, and frosts the whole thing with best friends and rivals. The result is just what kids, especially girl jocks, want: a fast-moving, true-to-life, amusing take on middle-grade life." --Booklist

"Girl jocks are the natural audience for Soccer Chick Rules, but it will also appeal to a wider readership. Its hopeful, but realistic, ending sends an important message to any girl with a passion or a cause." --School Library Journal

About the Author

Dawn Fitzgerald's first novel, Getting in the Game, was published to glowing reviews. Finally, sports fiction for middle-grade girls! Dawn FitzGerald lives in Ohio with her husband and two children. She teaches high school English and--as Coach Fitz--coaches the girls' varsity soccer team.