Goalie

by Susan Richards Shreve

When Julie was not quite four, her mother was killed by a drunk driver. Now Julie proudly tried her hardest to be a mother to her little sister, and a friend and housekeeper to her father. Then intruders arrive - Julie's father brings home Eliza True, while Eliza's son competes with Julie to be goalkeeper on the soccer team. And Julie springs into action to defend her turf.

Library Binding

First published November 15, 1996

About the author

Also know as Susan Shreve. Received the following awards: Jenny Moore Award, George Washington University, 1978; Notable Book citation, American Library Association (ALA), 1979, for Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories; Best Book for Young Adults citation, ALA, 1980, for The Masquerade; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, National Council for Social Studies and the Children's Book Council joint committee, 1980, for Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories; Guggenheim award in fiction, 1980; National Endowment for the Arts fiction award, 1982; Edgar Allan Poe Award, Mystery Writers of America, 1988, for Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, Shrinks; Woodrow Wilson fellowships, West Virginia Wesleyan, 1994, and Bates College, 1997; Lila Wallace Readers Digest Foundation grant.

Reviews

[Cho · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I read this novel in middle school, I remember crying my heart out. It seems like a soccer flick at first, but it really delves into the inner turmoil of the typical American family, and every day family issues that occur in life.