Play Like A Girl

  • “Supported by David Wilson’s expressive and detailed artwork… Misty’s Play like a Girl will be a welcome choice for readers looking for graphic novels that defy and challenge traditional gender stereotypes.”

    Booklist (Starred Review)

  • “A sincere, genuine, and uplifting book that affirms the importance of being true to yourself.”

    Kirkus Reviews

  • “Expressive and brightly colored art… deftly captures early 2000s fashion and complicated football plays. Misty’s busy blended family’s dynamics are refreshing, and conversations surrounding social exclusion are sensitively rendered in this cathartic story of sports and identity.”

    Publishers Weekly

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Play Like a Girl Book Trailer (Copy)
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Honors, Awards, Recognition

Winner of the Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Award
MASL Black-eyed Susan Book Award Nominee
2024 Rise Honoree for Feminist Literature
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A winner of the 2022 Nerdies for Graphic Novels
Named to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s Best of the Year List
Vancouver Island Regional Library 2023 Top Reads
Project Lit 2024 Book Club Pick, Middle Grade
2025 Choose To Read Ohio Booklist