Camilla lives a double life. At home, she is a dutiful daughter and focused student. On the futbol field, she is "Furia," a force of nature that destroys any opponent. She loves the game and believes her success on the field could be her ticket out of Argentina, but she hasn't even told her parents she is still playing. In Argentina, only recently has it been legal for women to play soccer, and she is sure her parents won't approve. When her childhood best friend turned first love, Diego, comes back to town after playing soccer in Italy, Furia has some difficult choices to make. She loves Diego, but she doesn't want to give up her dreams of playing soccer for him. Can she even trust the promises of soccers latest superstar? One thing is certain; Camilla needs to be Furia full-time if she is going find the right path to turn her dreams into a reality. I am crazy about this book! It had the perfect mix of sports action, personal struggle, and romance. I cheered for Camilla/Furia to achieve both her soccer dreams and her dreams of having a relationship with Diego. This book was a peek into what it is like to be a girl in Argentina, and I felt so connected to Camilla's struggles. I can't wait to read more from this fantastic new talent. Highly, highly recommended!
Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez
Camilla lives a double life. At home, she is a dutiful daughter and focused student. On the futbol field, she is "Furia," a force of nature that destroys any opponent. She loves the game and believes her success on the field could be her ticket out of Argentina, but she hasn't even told her parents she is still playing. In Argentina, only recently has it been legal for women to play soccer, and she is sure her parents won't approve. When her childhood best friend turned first love, Diego, comes back to town after playing soccer in Italy, Furia has some difficult choices to make. She loves Diego, but she doesn't want to give up her dreams of playing soccer for him. Can she even trust the promises of soccers latest superstar? One thing is certain; Camilla needs to be Furia full-time if she is going find the right path to turn her dreams into a reality. I am crazy about this book! It had the perfect mix of sports action, personal struggle, and romance. I cheered for Camilla/Furia to achieve both her soccer dreams and her dreams of having a relationship with Diego. This book was a peek into what it is like to be a girl in Argentina, and I felt so connected to Camilla's struggles. I can't wait to read more from this fantastic new talent. Highly, highly recommended!
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Grown by Tiffany Jackson Enchanted Jones wakes up in a puddle of beet juice (It has to be beet juice!) and finds that superstar R&B singer Korey Fields is covered in beet juice, which must be blood since he is dead. Korey Fields was the man that discovered her talent and made her into a star, and he was the man that nearly destroyed her. Now he is dead and Enchanted swears she is innocent. How did this normal high school student with loving parents and dreamed of being a singer end up with a murder charge and is she guilty? The truth is slippery in this tightly woven thriller about a tale as old as time, an older man discovers a beautiful young girl and takes her to his castle. At first she thinks he is the prince, but soon, she learns that he is the dragon. Who would even believe the young girl's stories if she wanted to get free? This explosive tale story is powerful and relevant, and I can't stop thinking about. Tiffany Jackson once again proves she is a master at creating dark mysteries that are compelling and provoking. I hope she never stops writing! Highly, highly recommended! They Went Left by Monica Hesse Months after Zofia Lederman was liberated from the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, she is finally able to leave the hospital in search of her only living family member, her younger brother Abek. The last time she saw Abek, she promised to find him again. Keeping her promise means leaving her home in Poland to a displaced persons camp in Germany. With thousands of people desperately looking for their missing loved ones, it seems insane to believe she will find her brother. However, Zofia refuses to give up her search. Many books about the Holocaust detail life in the concentration camps, but this one delves in how challenging it was for the survivors to rebuild their lives and move forward after the war. How do you live with guilt of being a survivor? Where do call home when nothing at home is familiar? How do you move forward when you can't seem to let go of the past? This emotional novel honestly captures the lives of survivors Highly, highly recommended! |
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