The Football Girl
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780385741835
Pages
201 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the summer before high school, Tessa's decision to play football, instead of running cross-country, affects her blossoming romance with football prospect Caleb, her relationship with best friends Marina and Lexie, who are counting on Tessa to try out for cross-country, and her home life with her politically ambitious mother.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gender nonconformity; gender roles
Main Character
boy and girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
girl playing football; football; cross country; brothers; Congress
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Heldring, Thatcher, "The Football Girl" (2017). Diverse Families. 636.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/636