By Yamile Saied Mendez
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin, 2020. 357 pages. Young Adult
Seventeen-year-old Camila "la Furia" Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, despite her father's wishes. She keeps her passion for soccer a secret until her team qualifies for the South American tournament, which means she has to come clean to her parents. Camila must find the strength to pursue her goals despite living in a community that doesn't support her ambitions.
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