Play Like a Girl by Misty Wilson, David Wilson
Published by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen on September 27, 2022
ISBN: 0063064693
Pages: 272
Genres: Biography/Autobiography
Format: Chapter Book Nonfiction, Graphic Novel
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This empowering middle grade memoir told in graphic novel form will keep the reader interested from the first page to the last. Misty Wilson tells the true story of her seventh grade year when she played football on the boys team. The reader will experience friend drama, family issues, first crushes, and a girl trying to find her place in middle school and on the team. The expressive and detailed artwork tells the story just as much as the words do. Boys and girls can both relate to the issues discussed in this story. Play Like A Girl is a great read for grades 5-8.

Reviewed by Erin Scott, MSAD 75, Woodside