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Apr 04, Samantha Martinez added it. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Nov 22, Lauri rated it really liked it Recommends it for: The question remains, however, of how this idea sits with the rationale for the offside goals rule presented here. She argued that, prior to that sasine, she and the priests and college of the Kirk of Seatoun had bought an annualrent 23 of the lands from the father. She was just so young and I really didn't like that dynamic.
I mean this all in a good way. It's kind of sad that when someone was actually listening to her she felt that they must like her in a romantic way. It was like no one else had ever cared to bother to learn how she was feeling. The book may have been just a little over one hundred pages but I really got a sense of who Faith is and what her story was telling me.
I liked that it was just about a regular girl and like regular girls we tend to fall in love easily. I also liked it was about soccer which I played way back when. I wasn't good but it was nice to read about the action on the field.
It made me reminisce. I don't know why but I think of this as a very "clean" book, one where girls can use to learn lessons from. I've read about the other Counterattack series and their summaries sound like that. I actually don't mind. They're very fun; light reads that I could see myself enjoying like I did with Offside.
Dec 17, Christine H rated it liked it Shelves: She comes from a semi-large family with no father, so as the eldest, she has to handle a lot of responsibilities. The idea that she changes her name from her Hindu one to the English translation is something I think newcomers to an English-speaking country would understand.
The problem between Faith and Caitlyn seems too neatly resolved, but it does offer hope. Other than that, the school and field settings seem just fine. Her prose is simple, but not choppy.
Readers will have no trouble flipping through the pages quickly to find out what happens to her characters. I found no typographical or grammatical mistakes, which is always a good thing. Middle-grade girls will also find no trouble feeling for Faith and understanding her troubles. Nov 21, Sarah rated it it was ok Shelves: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis.
Thanks to Lerner Publishing Group and Netgalley. All Faith Patel wants to do is play Soccer or football to us British peeps , but most of her time is spent looking after her younger sister and brothers, as her mum works nights as a nurse and her father is dead. When her coach suggests she play midfield rather than defence, she jumps at the opportunity, but another girl on the team Caitlyn is jealous and starts Source: When her coach suggests she play midfield rather than defence, she jumps at the opportunity, but another girl on the team Caitlyn is jealous and starts suggesting that maybe the coach is being nice to Faith because they are having some kind of affair.
This is totally untrue, but the more Caitlyn keeps suggesting it, the more Faith wonders if maybe the coach does have more than professional feelings towards her, and starts to develop a bit of a crush. She then somehow convinces herself that what Caitlyn is saying is true — Faith and Coach Berg are in love, so she tries to make a pass at him! What will become of Faith and Coach Berg?
I found Faith a little odd to be honest. If someone had suggested that I was having an affair with a teacher, I would have then avoided him like the plague, not developed a crush, and when she then started wearing lip gloss and mascara to football practise, I have to admit that I cringed a bit.
He allowed her to help him take inventory of equipment when they were alone together.
Overall; this book was short, made me cringe, and made me laugh and not in a good way. Nov 26, Sebrina Parker rated it it was ok. I get the feeling this book is geared to female, middle school age, reluctant readers.
Since I am only one of those things, it just didn't appeal to me. For starters, I hate novellas. I see a true art in crafting a short story since you only have a few pages to tell a captivating tale.
But books that get published in the page arena just seem lazy to me. The author wasn't driven or skilled enough to craft a deeper more complex story. And this book rings true to that. It felt like watching a ABC I get the feeling this book is geared to female, middle school age, reluctant readers. It felt like watching a ABC Family sitcom. Short, rushed, and the drama was so overacted. All of Faith's thoughts and reactions were exactly like a pubescent girl.
I'm sorry but having her have the occasional daydream about college doesn't make her seem any older than And the cover design drives me insane. I know "whitewashing" is one of the most prevalent things in YA cover art but this is just sad. Because it's like they really tried to find a slightly tan model to portray the very Indian main character.
But still had to find the most white looking quasi-tan girl they could. Why do publishers think this will make a book more appealing? I would like to see someone who looks like me on the cover of a book every once in a while. All in all, Offside was a pretty big miss for me: Dec 27, Paula Phillips rated it really liked it. Do you remember that movie "Bend it Like Beckham"?
The film where the indian girl got to play soccer as she was amazing at it?
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Even though the girl on the cover of Offside is white, I imagine as I read the story of her being Indian as her name is Faith Patel. Faith loves to play Soccer , it is her escape from her life as a babysitter and home-life, it is something she is good at. Though what happens when the coach starts offering Faith advice and she starts to take it the wrong way. Soon Faith has developed crushing feelings on her coach but it seems she's not the only one on the team to feel this way towards the coach.
A nice , quick and easy read that can show teen girls just how easy it can be to fall in love with a teacher or in the case of Offside - how fast it can be and dangerous to develop a crush on a married teacher. When I fist started this book I really did think I was going to enjoy it and then when things started to build up I thought here we go but nothing really came of it making me feel disappointed. I really did think I knew what was going to happen next but I kept getting it wrong which usually I like to be kept guessing but in this case I just didn't find what actually happened believable.
I think that the reason that it didn't really get going was because the book was a bit too short and therefore When I fist started this book I really did think I was going to enjoy it and then when things started to build up I thought here we go but nothing really came of it making me feel disappointed. I think that the reason that it didn't really get going was because the book was a bit too short and therefore not giving the story enough time to progress.
I felt that the characters didn't get enough time to develop either. The main character Faith seemed like an okay character to start with but then as I got further into the book I felt she was easily lead into thinking something that she never seemed to feel before and also she seemed a bit selfish.
There was some other side characters but we didn't really get to know them that well. Overall I felt it had loads of promise at the beginning but I just thought it fell a bit flat. Nov 13, Megs rated it liked it. I didn't know this was a novella when I started it. I usually don't bother reading novellas because I find they often lack depth.
Offside wasn't a bad read, but neither was it very memorable. I did enjoy the soccer aspects and I also liked how important family was in this novel.
The 'romance' aspect of this one didn't do it for me. I know lots of girls develop crushes on teachers, but Faith went a little crazy with it. I mean, she was fantasizing about cooking him breakfast every morning! Also, th I didn't know this was a novella when I started it. Also, the ending felt super rushed, which likely has a lot to do with it being a novella. Over, Offside was a quick ok read that I likely won't remember a few weeks from now. Read it if you're a soccer fan who likes novellas.
Jan 31, Heidi rated it liked it Recommended to Heidi by: Faith is a busy teenage girl. She's on the school soccer team, has lots of homework and she has to babysit for her siblings every night when her mom is working. Her "me" time is practicing soccer and running. Will she get to play during the games more? Does her coach have a crush on her? Why are her teammates mad at her?
You'll have to read to find out. I would call Faith is a busy teenage girl. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Collected here, in his second volume of true stories, are twenty-three more of Ted's offbeat, quirky and often hilarious anecdotes from over half a century at the wheel.
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