Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable book in the Young Adult category
From the New York Times bestselling authors of I''m Not Dying with You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and protest.
With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making questionable decisions to deal with the mounting pressure of college applications. But they have each other''s backs-just as always, until Eleanor''s new relationship with star quarterback Three starts a rift between them.
Then, the cheer squad decides to take a knee at the season''s first football game, and what seemed like a positive show of solidarity suddenly shines a national spotlight on the team-and becomes the reason for a larger fallout between the girls. As Eleanor and Chanel grapple w