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After getting kicked off the basketball team for a fight that was absolutely totally not her fault (okay maybe a little her fault) , Mara is dying to find a new sport to play to prove to her coach that she can be a team player. A lifelong football fan, Mara decides to hit the gridiron with her brother, Noah, and best friend, Quinn -- and she turns out to be a natural. But joining the team sets off a chain of events in her small Oregon town -- and within her family -- that she never could have predicted.Inspired by what they see as Mara's political statement, four other girls join the team. Now Mara's lumped in as one of the girls -- one of the girls who can't throw, can't kick, and doesn't know a fullback from a linebacker. Complicating matters is the fact that Valentina, Mara's crush, is one of the new players, as is Carly, Mara's nemesis -- the girl Mara fought with when she was kicked off the basketball team.