# The Soccer Mom From Outer Space

**Author:** Barney Saltzberg
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 2000
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780517800638`
**ISBN-10:** `0517800632`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-soccer-mom-from-outer-space
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The night before Lena's first soccer game, her father tells her a story about how his mother used to act bizarre at his soccer games and embarrass him.

## Themes

- parent and child
- soccer

## Where this book is assigned

### Virginia Readers' Choice

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2002-2003 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2002-2003 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2002-2003 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2002-2003 winner (Primary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)

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