What if I played football? I ask. As soon as it s out of my mouth I feel stupid. Even suggesting it feels like I ve overstepped some kind of invisible line we ve all agreed not to discuss. We don t talk about how Mara is different from other girls. We don t talk about how Mara is gay but no one says so. But when I do stuff like this I worry it gets harder for us all to ignore what s right in front of us. I direct my gaze to Quinn. What do you think? I think it s frickin genius he says. 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 play 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 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 is 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. Britta Lundin s sophomore novel will give readers all the feels and make them stand up and cheer.