Title from container. "Light." Previously released by Blackstone Publishing, ?2021. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. Read by Lindsey Dorcus.
Summary:
"After getting kicked off the basketball team for a fight that was absolutely, totally not her fault (okay, maybe a little her fault), Mara is dying to find a new sport to prove to her coach that she can be a team player. A lifelong football fan, Mara decides to hit the gridiron with her brother, Noah, and her best friend, Quinn--and she turns out to be a natural. But joining the team sets off a chain of events in her small Oregon town--and within her family--that she never could have predicted. Inspired by what they see as Mara's political statement, four other girls join the team. Now Mara's lumped in as one of the girls--one of the girls who can't throw, can't kick, and doesn't know a fullback from a linebacker. Complicating matters if the fact that Valentina, Mara's crush, is one of the new players, as is Carly, Mara's nemesis--the girl Mara fought with when she was kicked off the basketball team. What results is a coming-of-age story that is at once tear-jerking and funny, thought-provoking, and real, as Mara's preconceived notions about gender, sports, sexuality, and friendship are turned upside down."-- Provided by publisher.
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