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Johnson, Cathy G.

The Breakaways

220 pp. | Roaring Brook/First Second | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-19694-1 $19.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-62672-357-3 $12.99
(3) 4-6 Colors by Kevin Czap. On the first day of middle school, popular girl Amanda recruits fifth grader Faith for the soccer team. Faith winds up on the bottom-of-the-barrel C team, along with a bunch of misfits. The teammates slowly bond and--realistically--never improve at soccer. Johnson's expressive graphic-novel panels show a diverse cast with all sorts of body types, skin colors, and sexual and gender identities.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

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