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Une histoire inspirante d’émancipation féminine dans l’Argentine populaire d’aujourd’hui.

Redoutable étoile montante du foot féminin, Camila devient « Furia » sur le terrain. Mais dans le barrio argentin où elle vit, si le talent permet aux garçons de sortir de la misère, c’est loin d’être le cas pour les filles. Camila doit donc cacher ses ambitions à ses parents. Aussi, lorsque son ancien petit ami, prodige du ballon rond, revient au pays, elle doit faire un choix : le suivre et ne manquer de rien mais dépendre de lui pour tout ; ou devenir footballeuse et se battre pour être repérée par un recruteur. Il est temps pour Furia de bousculer les mœurs et de réaliser ses rêves les plus chers.

An #ownvoices contemporary YA set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love story—to follow her dreams.

In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life.

At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother’s narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother’s shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father.

On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila gets the chance to see just how far those talents can take her. In her wildest dreams, she’d get an athletic scholarship to a North American university.

But the path ahead isn’t easy. Her parents don’t know about her passion. They wouldn’t allow a girl to play fútbol—and she needs their permission to go any farther. And the boy she once loved is back in town. Since he left, Diego has become an international star, playing in Italy for the renowned team Juventus. Camila doesn’t have time to be distracted by her feelings for him. Things aren’t the same as when he left: she has her own passions and ambitions now, and La Furia cannot be denied. As her life becomes more complicated, Camila is forced to face her secrets and make her way in a world with no place for the dreams and ambition of a girl like her.