Julie Foudy has signed a deal with Disney Publishing Worldwide’s ESPN imprint. She (pictured, via) has become well-known as a professional soccer player and a correspondent on ESPN/espnW.
Foudy plans to write a book for female young adult readers entitled Choose to Matter: Your Guide to Being Courageously YOU. The publication date has been scheduled for May 2, 2017.
Here’s more from the press release: “Life lessons from Julie and other inspiring women espouse the values of dreaming out loud, laughing often, and finding joy in all aspects of life. These diverse women share their journeys of growth so that other young women can live courageously as well. The interviewees include: Good Morning America host Robin Roberts, Facebook COO and founder of Leanin.org Sheryl Sandberg, soccer superstars Mia Hamm and Alex Morgan, softball star and ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza, 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden, UCLA softball coaching legend Sue Enquist, and award-winning teenage Irish scientist and philanthropist Sophie Healy Thow.”