A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK
Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal
One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020
A Best Book of the Year: Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews *
SheReads * New York Public Library
"An engrossing #OwnVoices novel."
--PopSugar
"This book will set your dreams on fire . . . It's fabulous."
-- Reese Witherspoon
A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your
Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star
who must put everything on the line--even her blooming love story--to
follow her dreams.
In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life.
At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother's narrow
expectations, in her rising-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 gets the
chance to see just how far those talents can take her. In her wildest
dreams, she'd get an athletic scholarship to a North American
university.
But the path ahead isn't easy. Her parents don't know about her passion.
They wouldn't allow a girl to play fútbol--and she needs their
permission to go any farther. And the boy she once loved is back in
town. Since he left, Diego has become an international star, playing in
Italy for the renowned team Juventus. Camila doesn't have time to be
distracted by her feelings for him. Things aren't the same as when he
left: she has her own passions and ambitions now, and La Furia cannot be
denied. As her life becomes more complicated, Camila is forced to face
her secrets and make her way in a world with no place for the dreams and
ambition of a girl like her.
Filled with authentic details and the textures of day-to-day life in
Argentina, heart-soaring romance, and breathless action on the pitch,
Furia is the story of a girl's journey to make her life her own.
