Furia

Author

Yamile Saied Méndez

Call Number

• FICTION MEND TEEN (CEN, EAS)

Publication Information

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2020.

Physical Description

357 pages ; 22 cm

Audience

Grades 7-9. Algonquin Young Readers.

Summary

Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila dreams of getting an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents wouldn't allow a girl to play fúbol-- and she needs their permission to go any farther. Can she make her way in a world with no place for the dreams and ambition of a girl like her? -- adapted from jacket