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Monday, December 29, 2014

The Kicks, Saving the Team by Alex Morgan

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Book: The Kicks, Saving the Team
ISBN: 978-0-545-68911-3

Chapter 1

1. Kara
2. Devin
3. Maisie
4. California
5. Milford Middle School
6. Milford Middle School Cosmos
7. Connecticut
8. Kentville Middle School
9. Her concern was fitting in with the kids at the new school.
10. The first day of soccer tryouts was on her first day of school.
11. California
12. Mrs. Johnson
13. Burke
14. Algebra
15. It was meant for 8th graders
16. She read her book during lunch not to look like a complete loser.
17. She wanted to call Kara.
18. She ended up texting her.
19. She was hanging out with Gina and Vida.
20. She played kickball.
21. She met Jessi.
22. Jessi and Emma asked Devin if she played soccer.
23. Devin’s home city was Milford.
24. The name of the soccer team is Kentville Kangaroos.
25. The coach’s name is Flores.
26. They won 1 game.
27. “The Kicks” was the nickname of the team

Chapter 2

1.  She called Kara.
2. They traded/exchanged socks.
3. Answers will vary
4. Pinewood is a rival school and they are the best team in their league.
5. Mirabelle
6. Her name was Frida.
7. Answers will vary


Chapter 3

1. Jessi used to be besties with Mirabelle.
2. True
3. Mirabelle joined a traveling soccer team right before 6th grade.
4. True
5. Yes, Mirabelle wanted to attend Pinewood.
6. Mirabelle’s parents couldn’t afford the tuition.
7. Jessi wouldn’t trade Emma and Zoe for all the Mirabelle’s on the planet.
8. Jessi placed a picture of both of them together in elementary school in her backpack.
9. All the girls from Pinewood made fun of her.
10. Yes, Mirabelle used to dress dorky.
11. Mirabelle thought Jessi planted the picture to embarrass her on purpose.
12. All the popular eight grade girls.
13. Emma thinks Mirabelle is bossy.
14. Emma thinks the popular kids are friendly to Mirabelle because they’re afraid of her.
15. Emma thinks Mirabelle is rude.
16. Frida is hoping she wouldn’t make the soccer team.
17. Frida yelled because she made the team.
18. Emma told everyone they made the team.
19. 10 eight graders made the team.
20. 9 seventh graders made the team.
21. 11 players are allowed on the field.
22. Coach Flores wants everyone to have a chance to play.

Chapter 4

1. They were laughing because she was the only one at practice.
2. On page 36, a boy says “the guys’ soccer team” This is a clue that it is a boy’s soccer team.
3. Steven was the boy’s name.
4. No, Coach Flores didn’t make Devin run laps.
5. The girls’ soccer team got sloppy seconds after the boys’ soccer team.
6. Brianna is the 4.0 GPA Student.
7. Devin’s mother’s green smoothie.
8. They used bright orange trashcans for goals.
9. Answers will vary
10. Coach Flores acted like a preschool teacher.
11. Devin believed Coach Flores was too nice.
12. They were surprised because the game wasn’t on the schedule.
13. Mirabelle was chosen as captain for the eight grade girls.
14. Devin was chosen captain for the 7th grade girls.


Chapter 5

1. The boys’ soccer team had a pep rally.
2. Coach Valentine asked the girls to move.
3. Anna asked the question.
4. Sarah said we are going to have to win some games.
5. Emma said it was major that the boys were state champions.
6. Jessi watches that tv show.
7. Cody Taylor is team captain.
8. Frida was bored at the pep rally.
9. Trey Bishop is team captain.
10. Jessi has a crush on Cody.
11. Devin has a crush on Steven.

Chapter 6

1. Emma broke the bag open.
2. Jessi was sad because she forgot her notebook on the bus and got a zero in math class.
3. Kentville played Victorton for their first game.
4. Her mother, dad, and Maisie
5. Devin’s dad videotapes all her games.
6. The ritual is how they put their socks on.
7. Jessi was upset.
8. Mirabelle scored the first goal.
9. Jessi scored the second goal.
10. Victorton 5 Kentville 2
11. They were going to have a sleepover.

Chapter 7

1. Emma is a player on the team.
2. Emma is having the sleepover.
3. Yes
4. Kim
5. They were her mom’s friends and some aunts.
6. Korea
7. Devin and Jessi
8. Emma was the foosball queen.
9. Jessi and Zoe
10. Hot Chocolate
11. Neon Nights
12. Outdoors
13. Jessi’s soft snoring

Chapter 8

1. Newton Tigers
2. She started all the 8th graders.
3. No
4. 2-0 Tigers
5. They were going to talk to Coach Flores about good players playing more minutes.
6. She said all the girls agreed that Mirabelle and Devin do the lineups.
7. She had second thoughts about talking to Coach Flores and not speaking up against Mirabelle.  She was also afraid of losing her friends.

Chapter 9

1. Maisie
2. Devin told her dad her problems.
3. To be strong and say something if the girls aren’t getting equal play time.
4. Steven
5. Devin
6. Jessi
7. Frida, she likes acting and could have been at an audition for a nationwide commercial instead of the game.
8. Answers will vary
9. At least 200
10. Yes
11. Emma
12. Devin
13. Yes
14. Anna
15. Frida
16. Emma
17. 6-0 Pinewood
18. 6-1 Pinewood
19. Mirabelle
20. Mirabelle

Chapter 10

1. Emma’s brother
2. Devin
3. Jessi
4. Brianna

Chapter 11

1. Steven asked for Matt
2. Emma
3. Steven
4. Jessi
5. Trey Bishop
6. A group of 8th graders were taking up the booth.
7. Answers will vary

Chapter 12

1. She organized events like frozen-yogurt social and a pizza party.
2. Mirabelle had quit the team.
3. She wrote “Bye, Losers!” on the bathroom mirrors.
4. She transferred to Pinewood.
5. No, her father sent Coach Flores an email.
6. Coach Flores (A)
7. The Coach offered her Girl Scout cookies.
8. They got their name by the arsenal of kicks they use against their opponents on the field.
9. No, she didn’t like it because of all the pressure.
10. She got a funny vibe because Mirabelle always pretended to be someone else while talking to her.
11. Yes
12. Maria Luisa

Chapter 13

1. Grace
2. 2 bags
a. rubber bouncy balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, a basketball, footballs
b. long socks
3. kazoo
4. The one with the socks
5. That they have to listen to their driver

Chapter 14

1. Her idea was for Frida to practice her acting while playing soccer.
2. Sock Hop
3. It was a 1950’s diner
4. Emma
5. 10 minutes
6. 40 scoops
7. Yes

Chapter 15

1. She was punished
2. She told her she was flunking math and Spanish
3. They decided to have Emma as goalie because objects are attracted to her.
4. Yes
5. Zoe
6. Devin
7. 2-2
8. it was a tie
9. 5 straight

Chapter 16

1. Dukes
2. That she can tutor Jessi in algebra.
3. That if Jessi does well in her coming up math test, then Jessi can play.

Chapter 17

1. Yes
2. Coach Valentine and the boys’ soccer team
3. They practiced together to remind them that they are all Kangaroos.  That they are all this together.

Chapter 18

1. Swapping socks with each other
2. Kara
3. Mirabelle
4. Mirabelle
5. 2-0 Panthers
6. Zoe
7. Zoe
8. Zoe
9. Devin
10. 4-2 Kangaroos
11. Grace, Anjali

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