Amagansett author and publisher James Frey (A Million Little Pieces, Bright Shiny Morning) reached out to friends and fans of his books on Thursday for help making him “the coolest dad on the block” by getting the pilot for his teen soccer show The Kicks picked up for a full season on Amazon’s streaming video service.

The Kicks book series, by former soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan, tells the tale of 12-year-old soccer player Devin who moves from Connecticut, where she would have been named seventh-grade captain of her school soccer team, and has to start over in Los Angeles.

Frey explains:

“Four years ago, I got the idea for The Kicks while watching the last Women’s World Cup with my oldest daughter, then six. What I hoped would be a cool father/daughter thing became more than I could ever imagine. She loved the game, loved the players and everything they represented—and she especially loved Alex Morgan!

When the tournament ended, my daughter was eager for more—something that showed strong women succeeding, that portrayed positive female friendships, and that presented athletes who work hard and never give up as beautiful. I very much wanted that for her, as any parent would, yet shockingly there was nothing available that was age appropriate. I couldn’t find any books, let alone a television show. So, I created them in partnership with Alex.

We’ve now got four bestselling books, and we recently produced a TV pilot episode of The Kicks for Amazon. Alex even does a cameo at the end of the show! Needless to say, it’s awesome.”

Watch it now at http://amzn.to/1BHYqcl

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