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Sales Rank: 203910
Category: Book
Author: Julie A. Swanson
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Studio: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Label: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 223
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0802852734
EAN: 9780802852731
ASIN: 0802852734
Publication Date: March 2004
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Product Description
Seventeen-year-old Leah Weiczynkowski, about to begin her senior year of high school, is on the brink of realizing her dream ? playing soccer for the under-eighteen national team, her gateway to the World Cup and the Olympics. Everything she's worked for in her young life has been about this moment. She can't wait to tell her dad, her biggest fan and her faithful chauffeur to games and practices. Unfortunately, her dad, Pete Weiczynkowski, has news of his own. Going for the Record addresses Leah's passion for her sport, her love for her father, and her growing recognition of her father's faith and bravery. Loosely based on the author's own experience, Going for the Record is a coming-of-age story on a number of levels, as Leah must question everything that's mattered most to her and how she will define herself in the future.
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 Going for the Record July 19, 2008
Going for the Record is a book about a really driven high school girl to become an amazing soccer player. There is a twist in the road when something bad hits close to home and stops her dream, the question is will she ever love soccer again after this eye-opening experience she sees her life long dream in a different light. I think this is a really good book and recommend it to any young adult reader.
 ... thanks a lot peggy August 22, 2007
way to go and tell the entire book's plot and details.
good book, quick to read
. October 31, 2005
Going For the Record
Julie A. Swanson
Leah is a very good soccer player with a promising future, but when her dad picks her up from soccer camp; her whole life gets turned up side down. Leah finds out that her dad has cancer and only has about three months left to live. Her mom starts scheduling reunion after reunion so that the family can say their last goodbyes. Unfortunately one of them is on the date of the most important weekend of Leah's soccer career. Her mom doesn't want her to go but her dad insists on it. When Leah calls to check in with her family, her dad is worse and she is forced to come home early. "Going For the Record" by Julie A. Swanson is great book filled with emotion, making choices, and building relationships.
This book has lots of emotion throughout the book. Leah starts off as being happy when she is accepted onto the Regional team. After finding out her dad has cancer she is angry and sad. Towards the end of the book she is angry at herself because the only reason she wanted her dad to get better was so that she could play soccer. So she wanted him to die so he wouldn't have to suffer any longer. This odd pattern of emotions is strung throughout the book and makes each situation interesting.
Making choices is another big part in this book. Leah has to choose between many things. She is faced with choosing what college to attend. Leah has to decide whether soccer is really worth all the time she has put into it. Her family has to settle on whether or not she should go to the National Team tryouts or stay home for the reunion. These are just a few examples of all the life changing decisions Leah has to make in a few months.
Leah's mother is convinced that Leah and her friend are meant for each other and that they should go out. Leah constantly says that he is just a trainer and friend. When he tries to comfort Leah, she yells at him and their friendship is over. He tries and tries to get her to like him but it takes a while for her to become friends with him again. Leah also builds a different kind of relationship with her father as she watches him become helpless and frail.
"Going For the Record" is an outstanding book that deals with everyday issues and some not so everyday issues. It's a book worth reading and it gets you interested in the main character and her well being.
A. Coffin
Very, very touching December 15, 2004
This journal type book is written by a young girl who sees her whole life change before her eyes when her father gets sick with cancer.
The main character enjoys soccer and has potential for scholarships. Her dad gets very sick and this book is about her fears, hopes and eventually what is really important to her.
A very touching and personal story. I thoroughly applaud the author for having the courage to write this book and I recommend to all to read it.
A gift to all youth grappling with life's biggest questions March 20, 2004
Going for the Record takes you straight to the core of Leah Weiczynkowski's heart as she struggles to reconcile her love for her dying father with her dreams for her own future. Her gritty, courageous questions about life, death and what really matters will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one at a tender age. Leah is so real, so true that you can't help but laugh when she laughs, cry when she cries and cheer when she finds the answers she's been searching for. This poignant and moving story is a gift to all young people who have grappled with big questions about the meaning of living.
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