Description
A brilliantly warm-hearted new series from Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward, full of high school longing, friendship, footy matches, and dreams to change the world!
It's funny how your life changes.
I used to worry about playing footy and whether my first kiss would be with a boy or a girl. I used to worry about having enough time after school and putting my little cousins to bed to go for a run with my best friend, Loz, and whether she'd ever look at me the way she looks at my brother, Poss.
But a new girl came to school and there's something about her ... I suddenly got the courage to stand up to our history teacher about teaching our true history with books written by blackfullas. And somehow she did too!
At first we were on top of the world - and we might even have a chance to change it just a little bit. But now I'm banned from footy and I wonder ... is it all going to be worth it?
Review
Jamie is a real fighter. She is a First Nations, bisexual Year 8 student, whose musician mother left years ago. She lives with her Aunt and Uncle, her older brother (who all the girls swoon over), and her cousins. She is terrific at football and wants to chase her dream of becoming an AFLW player. She has a best friend, Loz, who she secretly has a crush on.
Then new girl Stella arrives. At first, Jamie wants nothing to do with her, but when they both storm out of a history class that gives no thought to First Nations history, this all changes. The two girls work on using their end of year project to make positive changes at their school. Mostly, they want changes relating to how First Nations history is taught, but also to things that effect other minority groups too. But will there be consequences for standing up to those in power? And will it be worth it?
I adored this book, and read it in one sitting. These teens are what the world need more of. People that are not afraid to speak up against racism, homophobia and bigotry, and are prepared to face bullies and small-minded people head on. This book is an uplifting and inspiring read that will best suit readers aged 13 to 16 years.
