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Sidelines

By: Karen Viggers
Narrated by: Jo Van Es
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When a violent brawl erupts at a suburban junior soccer game, some
onlookers are shocked. But others saw it coming. Rivalry, parental
pressure, coaching bias, inequity, and many other factors have played a
part in turning Saturday mornings into a pressure cooker.
Thirteen-year-old Audrey is a talented young football player. But does she
want to play for Australia or does she just want to please her father, Ben,
whose own thwarted sporting career looms large in his ambitions for his
daughter? Audrey's mother, Jonica, doesn't know whether to be more
concerned about her anxious daughter, her overbearing husband, or the
only other girl on the team, Katerina, who is causing trouble on and off the
field. And Katerina's mother, Carmen, is so busy looking for opportunities
to give Katerina more game time that she fails to notice what is really
capturing her daughter's attention. When Griffin, a naturally gifted player
with spectacular skills, arrives, the tension within the team reaches boiling
point. But who is going to crack first - the parents or the players?©2024 Karen Viggers (P)2024 W. F. Howes and Allen & Unwin Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Sports Game
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Really thoughtful and interesting discussion of the impact of parents’ sporting ambitions and aspiration for their kids have on their kids.

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conversation starter, explores all aspects of sports, attitudes, traditions, expectations of players, coaches, governing bodies.

Interesting points of view

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I kept waiting for something to happen and it didn’t. I enjoyed it until I realised there was nothing much going on

Well written story but didn’t go anywhere

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Not sure if this book was for children or adults!
Pity it had the sex references/scenes added as every sporty child could learn a lot about their behaviour and that of their parents, on the sidelines, from this book.

Sideline truths

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Lame. Nothing really happened. I kept waiting for the story to develop. Might be ok for teenagers but as a 40-something woman;
Definitely not enough depth

Teenagers might enjoy it

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