All Heart

13+Best for tweens & teens★ 4.2

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The FIFA World Player of the Year adapts her memoir for kids, built around relentless practice and self-belief, and co-written with sportswriter Wayne Coffey. It covers her rise to the 2015 World Cup final hat trick.

Why we picked it

The through-line is that talent alone did not do it, extra reps did. A useful message for a young player who thinks they are behind.

Book Girls & women's soccer World Cup Underdog Inspirational Biography

All Heart

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