The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives

From the New York Times Book Review, "[R]eaders will certainly want to linger on the beautiful depictions of birds, people and scenes from her life. She weaves in historical context in graceful and necessary ways." A beautifully illustrated coming-of-age graphic memoir chronicling how sports shaped one young girls life and changed womens history forever. Growing up playing on a top national soccer team in the 1980s, Kelcey Ervick and her teammates didnt understand the change they represented. Title IX was enacted in 1972 with little fanfare, but to seismic effect; between then and now, girls participation in organized sports has exploded more than 1,000 percent. Braiding together personal narrative, pop culture, literature, and history, Ervick tells the story of how her adolescence was shaped by this boom. Ervick also explores her role as a goalkeepera position marked by outsider status and observationand reveals it has drawn some of the most famed writers of our time. With wit and poignant storytelling, The Keeper brings to life forgotten figures who understood the importance of athletics to help women step into their confidence and powerand push for equality. Full of 1980s nostalgia and heart, The Keeper is a celebration of how far we have come and a reminder of how far we have to go.