Kick It Rukku!
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Rs. 350.00
Age: 8+
Format: Paperback
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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.
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.
determined young girl navigates the tides of the loss of her father, coming of age, and confronting the barriers
of gender roles.