Book Information

Series: Lorimer Sports Stories
Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd.
Publication Date: 15 September 2026
Expected Ship Date: 15 September 2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN: 9781459421196
Page Count: 1874
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
Interest ages: 9-14

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Game Changers Collection

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Girls Soccer 14 book set

by Michele Martin Bossley, Beverly Scudamore, Camilla Reghelini Rivers, David Trifunov, Jacqueline Guest, Jennifer Manuel, John Danakas, Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Robert Rayner, Sandra Diersch, and Trevor Kew

The Game Changers Collection features 14 action-packed Canadian soccer novels starring girls ages 9–14. Accessible, high-interest stories combine exciting game action with diverse characters and relatable themes of friendship, teamwork, confidence, identity, resilience, and belonging.

The Game Changers Collection brings together 14 action-packed Canadian soccer novels featuring girls ages 9–14. Fast-paced game action, relatable characters, and stories set in diverse communities make this collection an engaging way to connect reading with a sport kids know and love.

Written by Canadian authors, these stories put girls at the centre of the action as they navigate competition, teamwork, friendships, family, and challenges on and off the field. The books explore themes of confidence, identity, resilience, belonging, and perseverance while capturing the excitement and intensity of the game.

With high-interest stories, accessible reading levels, and age-appropriate content, The Game Changers Collection is an ideal addition to classroom and school libraries and a valuable resource for independent reading.

About the Authors

LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON has written picture books, middle grade and YA fiction, and non-fiction. She has also written, produced, and hosted programs for television and radio, and is well known for her sports writing. She lives in Edmonton.

JACQUELINE GUEST is a Metis writer who lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta. Her books are frequently selected as Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens. A Goal in Sight was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award. In 2012, Free Throw and Triple Threat won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book and Jacqueline also won the Indspire Award.

JENNIFER MANUEL was the 2017 winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and was named "A Writer to Watch" by the CBC in 2016. Manuel teaches elementary and high school in the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples where she coaches the youth basketball team. She lives in Duncan, British Columbia.

DAVID TRIFUNOV is an award-winning sportswriter whose previous titles for Lorimer Kids and Teens include Ice Time, Snow Soccer and Free Runner. He lives in Kelowna, B.C., with his wife and three daughters.