The Breakaways
Illustrator
Cathy G. Johnson
Publisher
First Second
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781250196941
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surprise, Amanda, a popular eighth grader, convinces her to join the school soccer team, the Bloodhounds. Having never played soccer in her life, Faith ends up on the C team, a ragtag group that’s way better at drama than at teamwork. Although they are awful at soccer, Faith and her teammates soon form a bond both on and off the soccer field that challenges their notions of loyalty, identity, friendship, and unity. The Breakaways from Cathy G. Johnson is a raw, and beautifully honest graphic novel that looks into the lives of a diverse and defiantly independent group of kids learning to make room for themselves in the world.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Multicultural; Multiethnic; Multiracial; Gay/Lesbian; Transgender; multicultural community; multiple ethnicities; multiracial community; lesbian; lesbian teenager; transgender teenager; girl to boy
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
father
LGBTQ+
lesbian females; transgender male
Keywords
soccer; friendship; acceptance; empowerment; compassion; drawing; music; pizza; unity
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Johnson, Cathy G., "The Breakaways" (2019). Diverse Families. 1845.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1845