Brandi and the Bride
Recently there was an amazing photo that went viral of a bride and her bridesmaids re-enacting Brandi’s 1999 world-class, world-changing moment. It made quite an impression on me (just ask, oh, anyone I spoke to for the following few weeks!). Then to my complete surprise, the bride herself, a teacher named Brittany Senator, reached […]
School Library Connection Reviews ‘Soccer Sisters: Out of Bounds’
We are happy to be able to publish the full review of ‘Out of Bounds’ by online magazine and librarian professionals resource, School Library Connection, here on our site. Enjoy! Montalbano, Andrea. Out of Bounds. 176pp. $7.99 pbk. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. 9781492644811. Grades 3-6 Makena James begins her summer doing the two things she loves best: playing soccer […]
Inside Soccer Sisters – Makena
When Soccer Sisters was launched, I had to find the name of a main character for Out of Bounds. I had already used my daughter, Lily, in Breakaway, so was searching for some inspiration. It didn’t take me long. For many years, I was the head coach of a team called the Roadrunners, a […]
Inside Soccer Sisters – Robert Hardin
I was sitting at my desk looking at the Soccer Sisters, by Andrea Montalbano books and thinking what a long road it’s been. There are so many people who helped me along the way and I realized that many of them might not be aware that when I am writing, I tend to put […]
We are One Team
April 11th is #EqualPayDay, which symbolizes the date that when looked at as days in a year women have to work to be paid the same amount for the same work men were paid for in the previous calendar year. It truly sucks that this is even a thing. April 11th people! Recently, our Harvard […]