I loved the concept of this true story of training girls in Afghanistan how to play soccer. Great girl power, teaching leadership collaboration and strength to girls in a war torn sexist society. I think what the author did as a response to 9-11 is amazing and wonderful. I wish the book, lived up to the true story. The style of writing was jerky and the construct of flipping thru time from before their travels to US to being in the US to post trip, was confusing and distracting. The book had all the potential of those young women and yet it never went anywhere. I hope that isn't true for the real girls!