Offside
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Publisher Description
Between finishing late school projects and looking after her brothers and sister, Faith Patel barely has time to play soccer. And when she's at practice, surrounded by girls who can afford to play in club leagues, she doesn't even feel like part of the team. So when Coach Berg starts to give Faith extra attention, she feels . . . really special. It might be crazy, but suddenly Faith has a crush on her coach. Can she keep her head in the game? The situation gets worse after Faith's frenemy Caitlyn decides that Faith's getting special treatment. Will Caitlyn tell the rest of the team—and make Faith into a total outcast?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this entry in the new Counterattack series, written at a fourth-grade reading level and starring members of the Fraser High girls' soccer team, Higgins brings readers into the world of Faith Patel, a junior balancing the demands of schoolwork, the team, and a complicated home life. Faith already feels like a social outcast because helping out her mother and siblings takes up any free time since her father died. But things get particularly tricky when both Faith and a jealous teammate misinterpret their coach's interest in Faith's progress as romantic in nature. This slice-of-life story touches on a range of issues facing teen girls, while maintaining a breezy pace and delivering sharp, authentic dialogue and engaging soccer action. Simultaneously available: Archenemy, The Beast, Blow Out, Out of Sync, Under Pressure. Ages 11 up.
