Monday, October 19, 2015

Goal II: Living the Dream by Robert Rigby












Alexis Torres Aguilar

Plot Summary
In the book Goal II Living the Dream the main character, Santiago Munez, who was born in the barrios of Los Angeles, begins his professional soccer career with Newcastle United after leaving his local soccer team Los Americanitos. In his last season, he has a conference with the manager and president of Real Madrid. He then keeps this conference a secret so he can surprise his wife, Roz, with the news that they will go to Spain for a year. Once he tells her she does not like the fact that she is going to leave England. Santiago then signs a contract for Real Madrid and becomes a “super sub”. After becoming the “super sub” Santiago also becomes a celebrity. As Santiago starts exploring Madrid, he runs into his younger brother Enrique. Santiago starts asking Enrique questions about his mother so that he can find her in Madrid.


Critical Evaluation
On a scale of 1-10, I would this rate this book an 8 because it’s about my favorite soccer club, Real Madrid. The story provides an inside look into what it’s like to be a professional soccer player. The main character is from California and he’s complicated. He starts out doing good for his family and then becomes more selfish as the story progresses. Even though he’s more arrogant, he’s still interesting to read about because he’s living a life that no one really gets.

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