South of Superstar: A Novel

For fans of Hoops and the Pippa Park series, this sequel to North of Tomboy—set in the early days of Title IX—tells the story of a girl who dreads the changes coming to her body when all she wants to do is prove she belongs on a boys basketball team.

Jess really wants to play basketball in seventh grade. Unfortunately, it’s 1975 and the only school sport offered to junior high girls is cheerleading. Jess would rather stick a needle in her eye than cheerlead.

Then she reads about a girl who ...