Kick It Rukku!

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What if they lost? Would the village not let other girls play in the future?
Twelve-year-old Rukku dreams of being a professional footballer someday. There’s just one problem: her village
doesn’t think sports are for girls to pursue. But when a retired army officer starts a football coaching centre
exclusively for girls in their village, Rukku becomes a part of a steadily forming girls football team.
Sanjana Ganesh transports readers to Neerodi, a football-crazed fishing village in Tamil Nadu, where a
determined young girl navigates the tides of the loss of her father, coming of age, and confronting the barriers
of gender roles.

Product Details

Age Group: 10 to 15
Author: Sanjana Ganesh
No.of pages: 114
Type: Chapter Book

Binding: Paperback

Description

The StORI (Stories of Rural India) series uses real stories from rural India, of disenfranchised people and communities, and the unique challenges they overcome every day, be it in infrastructure, health care, disability, or job security. They are stories of triumph – of children who participate cheerfully in civic issues, athletes who power past their disabilities, citizens who demand their right to be heard – and an attempt to give these voices a platform, as well as address the serious dearth of children’s books that are set in non-urban locations.