Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Furia. Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
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GANADORA DE LA MEDALLA PURA BELPRE 2021 PARA AUTORES JOVENES. Incluido en el club de lectura Hello Sunshine, de la actriz Reese Witherspoon. Uno de los mejores libros juveniles del ano, de acuerdo a BuzzFeed * Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews * SheReads * New York Public Library Yo era la Furia, despues de todo. Seria la elegida para romper el circulo. En Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan tiene una doble vida. En casa es una hija atenta y en la cancha es la imparable Furia. Cuando su equipo califica para el torneo Sudamericano, sabra cuan lejos puede llegar. El camino es dificil. Camila debera enfrentarse a un mundo que no esta preparado para chicas como ella, pero La Furia no puede ser negada. Furia es una conmovedora historia sobre la familia, la identidad, el primer amor y, por supuesto, el futbol. Resonara en cualquier muchacha a quien alguna vez le han dicho que no puede y no haya parado hasta conseguirlo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpre Young Adult Author Medal One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020 A Best Book of the Year according to Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews * SheReads * New York Public Library 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 whomust 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 herrising-soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-temperedfather. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies forthe South American tournament, Camila gets the chance to see just how far those talentscan take her. In her wildest dreams, she'd get an athletic scholarship to a North Americanuniversity. But the path ahead isn't easy. Her parents don't know about her passion. They wouldn't allow a girl to play futbol--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 herown passions and ambitions now, and La Furia cannot be denied. As her life becomesmore 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
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