The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard Young Readers' Edition

by Tim Howard

Overview

The uplifting memoir of U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers and now in paperback.

In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers.

Tim shares his remarkable journey in an accessible way that will speak to soccer fans, kids struggling with issues that make them feel "different," and any young person looking for a compelling autobiography to read for a report or just for fun.

After a successful seventeen-year professional soccer career, Tim became an overnight star during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. His heroic performance in the game for the United States against Belgium, in which he saved an astonishing fifteen shots—the most for any goalkeeper in a World Cup game—made him a household name as well as a trending internet meme.

In the course of 120 minutes, Tim went from a player known mainly by soccer fans to an American icon, loved by millions for his dependability, daring, and humility.

The book includes a glossary and a full-color insert.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062387585
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/26/2015
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	323,819
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Tim Howard is the goalkeeper for Everton in the English Premier League and the U.S. men's national team. He previously played for the MetroStars in Major League Soccer and for the storied Manchester United. In July 2014, he broke the record for most saves (fifteen) in a World Cup game. He also works as a soccer broadcaster on NBC's weekly coverage of the EPL.

Table of Contents

Part 1

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 In New Jersey, Anything is Possible 6

Chapter 2 Goals that Mattered 16

Chapter 3 Touches and Tics 22

Chapter 4 My Own Private Soccer Academy 32

Chapter 5 "It Will Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Me Back" 40

Chapter 6 Still Learning 51

Chapter 7 Growing Up 60

Chapter 8 "We've Got Our Eyes on You" 68

Chapter 3 Big Changes 77

Part 2

Chapter 10 "You're Not in America Anymore, Son" 91

Chapter 11 The Longest Season 104

Chapter 12 Benched 112

Chapter 13 *24 124

Chapter 14 Like Coming Home 131

Chapter 15 Slaying the Orgagon 141

Part 3

Chapter 16 America, Soccer Nation? 157

Chapter 17 2010: "Look At Me Now, Poppa" 164

Chapter 18 The Kind Of Father I Want To Be 187

Chapter 19 What Every Kid Needs 196

Part 4

Chapter 20 Changing The Scoreboard 205

Chapter 21 Broken 212

Chapter 22 Changing Faces 218

Chapter 23 World Cup Training 226

Chapter 24 Team USA 232

Chapter 25 Making History 244

Chapter 26 Game of My Life 255

Epilogue 267

Glossary 272

Acknowledgments 275