Wolfpack: Story of a Soccer Superstar

Michelle Kaufman has been a sportswriter since 1987. A Miami native, she has covered 14 Olympics, six World Cups, numerous Wimbledons, French Opens, US Opens, NCAA Final Fours, Super Bowls, World Series, and NBA Finals. Her career began at the St. Petersburg Times, where she covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was one of the only women then covering the NFL. She later worked at the Detroit Free Press, where she spent seven years before returning home to the Miami Herald in 1996. She teaches a Sports Writing class at the University of Miami. Kaufman’s work was published in A Kind of Grace, A Treasury of Sportswriting by Women; Real Sports Reporting — a sports journalism textbook; and Nike is a Goddess: History of Women’s Sports.

Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and the highest all-time international goal scorer for male and female soccer players. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Forward: A Memoir. Wolfpack (Roaring Brook Press) is a young readers adaptation of her bestselling book in which Wambach inspires the next generation to find their voice, unite their pack, and change the world. The arc of her story takes us from watching a rising young star to co-captain of the 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion team. Whether you’re leading from the bench or demanding the ball on the field, real success comes when you harness your inner strength, forge your own path, and band together with your team. Updated with stories that trace her journey from youth soccer to the hall of fame, Wolfpack is for the next generation of wolves ready to change the game.