Jordan Woods is a senior in high school, captain and quarter-back of the foot-ball team, she's also a girl. Jordan lives and breathes foot-ball, she's been playing since she was seven. Her father is an NFL star player, her brother plays in college, and all her friends are the players on her team. She worries she'll lose focus on her goal of getting a scholarship, and playing on her favorite college team at University of Alabama.
My Thoughts.......
I loved Jordan. She was one of the best female protagonists. She is strong and smart, popular and sporty. You would think being all that would make you not afraid of anything. But that's not true she still has insecurities and things that she feels like she must hide from other people, such as her love for writing and poetry. She feels that, because she is on the football team, she can't enjoy 'girly' things as they'll make her seem weak. For the majority of the book, she can't stand being around other girls, especially the cheerleaders, and doesn't really have much in common with them. I loved how she came into her own and started to realize that just because she was captain doesn't that she can't be a girl, and just because someone else is a cheerleader doesn't mean they're vapid and shallow. I'm really glad that she discovered this, and that she finally had some girl friends.
My Thoughts.......
I loved Jordan. She was one of the best female protagonists. She is strong and smart, popular and sporty. You would think being all that would make you not afraid of anything. But that's not true she still has insecurities and things that she feels like she must hide from other people, such as her love for writing and poetry. She feels that, because she is on the football team, she can't enjoy 'girly' things as they'll make her seem weak. For the majority of the book, she can't stand being around other girls, especially the cheerleaders, and doesn't really have much in common with them. I loved how she came into her own and started to realize that just because she was captain doesn't that she can't be a girl, and just because someone else is a cheerleader doesn't mean they're vapid and shallow. I'm really glad that she discovered this, and that she finally had some girl friends.