Free Kick
In the hallways and between the lines, nothing is free.By Eric Batchler
Length5h 23m
About this audiobook
A freshman. At striker. Starting. Nobody asked if she was ready.
Nia Okonkwo has known every divot of the Cross County field since she was twelve. Freshman year, she starts where freshmen start: on JV, watching Priya Desai own the striker spot on varsity.
Then Priya goes down, and Coach Osei calls Nia to the office. No tune-up. No runway. Just a varsity locker room full of older girls deciding what they think of her.
The field isn't the only place keeping score. In the hallways, Chloe Mason and her crew have already decided who Nia is. Homecoming brings a slow dance she never saw coming. And with her best friend Belle beside her on every bus, the postseason is running straight into basketball tryouts.
How much will it cost to keep a spot she was handed?
Free Kick is Book Two of CCS Stories, set at Cross County Schools in the same fall as Oh-No, Tito. You don't need to have read Book One first."
Audiobook details
GenreYoung Adult
Length5 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 26, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2Prologue: The Field in August
3Chapter One: J-V
4Chapter Two: Girls Who Are Here to Work
5Chapter Three: The Preseason Game
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6Chapter Four: Oranges
7Chapter Five: Purpose
8Chapter Six: J-V Saturday
9Chapter Seven: Eyes
10Chapter Eight: Small Rooms
11Chapter Nine: The Injury
12Chapter Ten: Called to the Office
13Chapter Eleven: First Start
14Chapter Twelve: Two in a Row
15Chapter Thirteen: The Between Things
16Chapter Fourteen: The Pattern
17Chapter Fifteen: Belle and Tobi
18Chapter Sixteen: Homecoming — Getting Ready
19Chapter Seventeen: Homecoming — The Dance
20Chapter Eighteen: The Wall
21Chapter Nineteen: Tightening
22Chapter Twenty: The Free Kick
23Chapter Twenty-One: Second Unit
24Chapter Twenty-Two: Reps
25Chapter Twenty-Three: The Spark
26Chapter Twenty-Four: Holding the Job
27Chapter Twenty-Five: Sectional
28Chapter Twenty-Six: Between Rounds
29Chapter Twenty-Seven: District
30Chapter Twenty-Eight: Regional
31Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Bus
32Chapter Thirty: The Line
33Closing Credits
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