“I will please have the Junior Pirate Shrimp Platter,” Maisie said. Then she pointed to me. “And she is giving me her pirate bread.”

I didn’t mind. I was so happy and excited that I could barely eat.

I had a goal I was ready to really work for, and I was going back to Connecticut to see my friends. I couldn’t wait!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ALEX MORGAN became the youngest member of the US Women’s National Team in 2009 and competed in the 2011 FIFA World Cup. She was the first overall pick in the 2011 Women’s Professional Soccer draft and landed a spot on the US Olympic women’s soccer team in 2012. At the 2012 Olympic Games, held in London, Morgan won her first Olympic medal, a gold, with the American team. In 2015 she achieved her lifelong goal of winning the FIFA World Cup, in the most watched soccer match in US history. Morgan now plays for the Orlando Pride of Orlando, Florida, and for the Olympique Lyonnais in France.

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Also by Alex Morgan

The Kicks Series

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Sabotage Season

Win or Lose

Hat Trick

Shaken Up

Settle the Score

Under Pressure

In the Zone

Choosing Sides

Breakaway

Copyright

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Text copyright © 2019 by Full Fathom Five and Alex Morgan

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Morgan, Alex (Alexandra Patricia), 1989- author.

Title: Switching goals / Alex Morgan.

Description: First edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019] | Series: The Kicks | Summary: Devin is spotted by an agent who wants her to model athletic wear, and soon she is juggling photo shoots, soccer games and practice, family time, and other activities.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018059667| ISBN 9781534427952 (hardback) |

ISBN 9781534427976 (ebook)

Subjects: | CYAC: Models (Persons)—Fiction. | Soccer—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Middle schools—Fiction. | Schools—Fiction. | Family life—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship. | JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women.

Classification: LCC PZ7.M818 Sw 2019 | DDC [Fic]—dc23