# Books about soccer assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _soccer_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/soccer
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore soccer

- [Dan Gutman](https://readinglist.school/author/dan-gutman)
- [Kwame Alexander](https://readinglist.school/author/kwame-alexander)

## soccer canon

- [Booked](https://readinglist.school/book/booked) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 5–8)_
- [The Million Dollar Kick](https://readinglist.school/book/the-million-dollar-kick) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Soccer Mom From Outer Space](https://readinglist.school/book/the-soccer-mom-from-outer-space) by Barney Saltzberg _(Grades K–3)_

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