Ten: A Soccer Story

By Shamini Flint

Goal-oriented Maya has two main concerns: getting support and permission for girls' soccer and keeping her unpredictable biracial family together. At the same time she's trying to fit in at school, figure out who her true friends are, and dodge the criticisms of her traditional East Indian grandmother and the other relatives who say girls should be quiet and obedient. Maya's witty, observant first-person narrative will make readers want her on their team, and they'll cheer her on as she discovers that winning is great—but losing doesn't mean defeat.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781328698971

Shamini Flint

SHAMINI FLINT is a Cambridge graduate and was a lawyer with various UK firms, including Linklaters, for ten years, travelling extensively in Asia during that period, before giving up her practice to concentrate on writing. She is the author of the Inspector Singh Investigates series, including A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder and A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul, published by Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books.

Reviews for Ten

[jennybeast · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a charming little book -- I like that Maya and her brother are very realistic -- no sugarcoating their sibling rivalry and the fighting in their family dynamics. The story as a whole feel a lot like wish fulfillment, but I enjoyed the setting in Malaysia and the autobiographical characteristics. Good fun.