Gracie Faltrain Takes Control
To win a little you have to risk something. To win big you have to risk it all.
Gracie Faltrain is back and she couldn’t be happier. Her team won the Championships; she scored a few goals and a boyfriend. Just as she’s settling down to a new season of soccer, the stakes are raised. Coach as entered the team in the Firsts – a boys’ only league. To prove herself, Gracie has to fight harder than ever before. The other teams will do anything to keep her out of the game and, if she makes it, they’ll do anything to see her lose.
But Gracie is sick of losing. She’s sick of seeing friends like Martin and Alyce, unhappy. Gracie Faltrain has decided it’s time to take control and even the score for everyone, on and off the field.
About the Gracie Faltrain Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain(2004)
- 2.Gracie Faltrain Takes Control(2006)
- 3.Gracie Faltrain Gets It Right (Finally)(2008)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
Gracie Faltrain is in her final years of high school and consumed with all things soccer...well, soccer and Nick, who she's long admired from afar.
Gracie is absolutely sure about what she wants and how to get it. And she's just as sure about what's right for her friends and how to make it all happen. But being sure isn't the same as being right. People are complex; relationships are in flux; and sometimes you just can't see from the outside what's really going on with your friends, your family...and certainly not your enemies.
Gracie's best intentions become over-shadowed by her self-absorption, and it takes a while for her to realise that everyone has more going on in their lives than she could possibly imagine. Part of growing up is accepting other people's choices and learning that you can't control everything on or off the field - no matter how badly you want to.