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Triple Threat

by Mike Lupica

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A place on the team is only the beginning

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    By a New York Times bestselling author

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A place on the team is only the beginning

Alex’s love of football is rooted in a shared ritual with her single father: watching Steelers games together. When she decides to try out for her middle-school team, her throwing ability meets resistance from boys who trip her and band together to see her fail. The conflict puts gender inequality on the field, where Alex’s goal of earning a quarterback position is challenged not only by the tryouts but by her teammates’ treatment of her. The description frames football as both a source of happiness for Alex and a setting where she must contend with hostility. It introduces the struggle without revealing how her attempt to make the team turns out.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in football-centered fiction
  • Readers interested in stories about girls challenging exclusion in sports
  • Teen and young adult readers seeking a school-team conflict

Themes

Gender inequality in sportsBelonging and exclusionPerseveranceFamily connection through sport

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Book overview

From New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica, comes a timely story about a young girl who joins the boys football team.

With Mike's signature fast-paced, heartfelt writing, he expertly explores gender inequality in football with nonstop sports action.

When twelve-year-old Alex makes up her mind to join her middle school's football team, she doesn't expect it to be easy. But she also never anticipated she'd be met with scorn and derision from her exclusively male teammates. Football has always been a source of happiness for Alex. She and her single father never miss a Steelers game on TV, and Alex knows she has a talent for throwing the perfect spiral. But the guys suck the joy right out of the game for Alex--going out of their way to trip her up during tryouts, and teaming up against her just to watch her fail. Suddenly, Alex is the lowest she's ever felt. But if getting QB is worth it to her, she's going to have to fight for it.
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