The Beast

From the Series Counterattack

  • Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Alyssa Duncan is a beast on the soccer field. As the Copperheads’ starting goalie, she might be the difference between a state title and total defeat—and she likes it that way. When a concussion takes Alyssa out of the lineup, her rising-star teammate Becca Miller takes over in goal. Becca turns out to be pretty good, too. And what seemed like a temporary change might not be so temporary after all. Will Alyssa heal in time for playoffs? And even if she recovers, what kind of beast will she have to be to knock Becca back to her old position?

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Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre High/Low, Young Adult
Copyright 2013
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Darby Creek ™
Language English
Number of Pages 112
Publication Date 2013-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.2
Text Type Fiction
BISACS YAF059110, YAF059000, YAF011000
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5.25 x 7.5
Lexile 680
ATOS Reading Level 4.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 156357
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Awards, and Teaching Guides

Author: Paul Hoblin

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Counterattack

This series covers the in-game and after-game drama of the Copperheads, an elite varsity girls’ soccer team in North Carolina. View available downloads →

Awards

  • YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Winner, 2014