Soccer Chick Rules by Fitzgerald is really more about school politics than soccer, though there are excellent descriptions of action during games and practices. Tess becomes political when the city proposes a tax levy to fund after school programs including soccer, basketball and softball. Tess loves sports and can’t fathom the idea of losing them at her school, so she goes all out to help push people to vote yes for the levy. But some people don’t want higher taxes including Jillian’s family across the street. They all go to Catholic school, so why would they vote in favor of higher taxes? Tess’s voice is excellent as the idealistic, competitive, doesn’t-take-no-for-an-answer main character and narrator. This was a fun quick read with some excellent insights into school budgets, politics, and understanding others’ points of view.

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