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Parker Stanhope has spent her life on the soccer field, and as a junior at a southern‑California high school, she’s ready to play varsity. When Coach Hartley cuts the junior varsity squad, leaving only two—Parker and one other—Parker finds herself relegated to freshmen duty and facing growing loneliness. Determined to reverse her fate, she learns that getting back onto the varsity team will require not only skill but the right mentorship, support from her friends, and an unexpected focus on her burgeoning relationships with classmates.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Tina Ferraro
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