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Ava is determined to prove herself on the Ashland Middle School football squad, hoping the male players accept her as a team member. When the star wide receiver, Owen, starts missing passes, his teammates suspect a crush on Ava—an idea that becomes painfully true after he awkwardly gifts her an expensive present.
Meanwhile, class president Alex faces a dilemma over limited student council funds. She wants to support both the football team’s new scoreboard and the drama department’s urgent needs for sets and costumes, but the result stirs controversy among the football fans. Alex’s decision tests her leadership and threatens to reveal her true priorities.
Through friendship, perseverance, and a surprising twist of natural events, Ava learns to handle rejection and keep the team’s spirit, while Alex demonstrates that balancing dreams and duties can honor everyone’s passions.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Belle Payton
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