{"id":7060779,"date":"2026-09-19T05:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/a-soccer-book-for-soccer-season\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:16:15","slug":"a-soccer-book-for-soccer-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7060779","title":{"rendered":"A Soccer Book for Soccer Season!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It\u2019s soccer season \u2014 Shaken<\/em> is a book <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

about a 7th grade soccer player <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

who suffers from a serious concussion. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u00a0 throws her life, <\/strong>and sense of identity, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

up in the air.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bank Street Center for Children\u2019s Literature named it one of the Best Children\u2019s Books for 2025 (of books published in 2024).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was not a widely reviewed book, which has become a serious problem for me, and others, and for certain types of literature in general. It\u2019s a failure of the industry overall, for a variety of reasons. I don\u2019t think a lot of folks have read SHAKEN. Oh, well. Maybe it\u2019s just not that kind of book. Maybe it\u2019s simply very hard for quiet books to cut through an increasingly cluttered marketplace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the Kirkus review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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>> Life changes quickly for a middle schooler after an accident forces her to slow down and reevaluate who she is.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thirteen-year-old Kristy Barrett has always attracted attention on the soccer field: As a 4-year-old, people saw her playing and just knew there was something different about her, from her focus to her speed. She was special. This phrase has been repeated her whole life. Now, as a seventh grader, Kristy is starting on the varsity girls\u2019 soccer team, dominating players who are several years older than she. Soccer isn\u2019t just her passion, it\u2019s her identity, the thing that people notice her for\u2014and she loves it. But after she\u2019s kicked in the head while diving for the ball, she suffers a traumatic concussion. Suddenly, Kristy is a different person\u2014and no one seems to understand her or what she needs or even how to talk to her now that she\u2019s not that special soccer player. Preller\u2019s careful pacing matches the fuzziness and slow healing of Kristy\u2019s brain, introducing readers to the realities of the pain, loss, and feelings of isolation that dedicated athletes often experience when they can no longer play. The somber tone of the story is lightened by the presence of two minor characters who bring levity and humor. Strong themes of healing (both physical and emotional), family, and friendship abound. Main characters cued white.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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An introspective and realistic coming-of-age story about rediscovering oneself. (Fiction. Ages 9-13.) <<<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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