Ten
A Soccer Story
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 20, 2017
Goal-oriented Maya has two main concerns: getting support and permission for girls' soccer and keeping her unpredictable biracial family together.
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- Who it’s for
- A witty first-person voice brings soccer, school friendships, and family tensions into lively focus.
- Themes
- Girls’ access to soccer, Family relationships, Friendship and belonging
- Genres
- Soccer Stories, Girls & Young Women, Friendship
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Goal-oriented Maya has two main concerns: getting support and permission for girls' soccer and keeping her unpredictable biracial family together. At the same time she's trying to fit in at school, figure out who her true friends are, and dodge the criticisms of her traditional East Indian grandmother and the other relatives who say girls should be quiet and obedient.
Continue reading
Maya's witty, observant first-person narrative will make readers want her on their team, and they'll cheer her on as she discovers that winning is great—but losing doesn't mean defeat.
Finding Her Team
A witty first-person voice brings soccer, school friendships, and family tensions into lively focus.
Come here for
- A girl pushing for a place for girls’ soccer
- The unruly work of sorting true friends from critics
Expect
- A playful, observant perspective on fitting in
- A reminder that losing isn’t the same as defeat
Where it sits
| Soccer Stories | 100% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 48% |
| Friendship | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art & Architecture
- Family Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Funny Stories
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- Stories Set in Asia
- Stories Set in the Middle East
- Soccer Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Shamini Flint
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 20, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Girls’ access to soccer · Family relationships · Friendship and belonging
- Reading lane
- Art & Architecture