โ Scribed by Brett Paesel
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In this brilliant, laugh-out-loud satire, image-conscious parents on a Beverly Hills junior soccer team struggle to keep up****appearances as their private lives careen out of control.
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"You'll wince, laugh out loud, relate to, and relish this unsparing satirical send up." ---Wednesday Martin, New York Times bestselling author
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Coach Randy is working mightily to keep it together, and not simply with his vaguely unhappy wife, distant child, and a new boss who's eliminating half the sales force. This season's soccer parents are a demanding bunch. Diane's wine-fueled group e-mails are almost unintelligible; team mom Jacqui's enthusiasm for the league verges on manic; a divorced couple can barely conceal their murderous rage at each other; and another mom is laser-focused on schooling everyone on what constitutes a healthy snack option.
All the secrets and lies bubbling below the surface of their...
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