Based on the true story of soccer legend Mia Hamm, Mia and Friends follows a group of young women who made history at the 1999 Women’s World Cup!
Despite being named after a famous ballerina, little Mia Hamm never cared for pirouettes. Instead, she chased the ball: baseball, basketball, and especially soccer. Since she was often the only girl on her sports teams, she had a hard time making friends. But when fifteen-year-old Mia made the U.S. women’s national soccer team, everything changed. All around her, young women tackled and dribbled, passed and kicked, scored, and screamed. They were just like her-but even more skilled. For Mia to improve, she had to play up to the levels of Michelle Akers, Briana Scurry, Brandi Chastain, and so many others. She was determined not to let her team down.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Imprint: First Second US
Publication date: 14/10/2024
Illustrator: Hess, Micheline
Mia and Friends
By Karlin Gray and Micheline Hess
Review by Genna
For an avid women’s football fan, it was great to learn more about how women in sport and women’s football have developed so drastically over the past 25 years. Retold by one of the OG players from the USA football (soccer) team; Mia Hamm, this is a fab graphic novel for any football fan, sharing tales of determination, team play and inspiring the next generation of sportswomen.
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