Furia

Furia is a young adult fiction novel written by Yamile Saied Mendez. The main character, Camila, is a 17 year old living in modern-day Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina. She aspires to be a great soccer star, but her home and love life gets in the way. Furia received the Pura Belpré Award medal for Young Adult Narrative in 2021. Plot The novel begins with Camila Hassan leaving her home to secretly play in a soccer match (referred to as fútbol). Camila's sports activities become increasingly difficult to keep secret as her fame grows and her lover arrives back in town. Throughout the novel, Camilia struggles with injuries, sexism and familial conflicts. Characters Camila Hassan (main character): nicknamed La Furia, meaning "The Fury." Roxana: Camila's closest friend, who plays fútbol on the same team Camila does. Pablo Hassan: Camila's brother, a skilled fútbol player in a national league. Diego Ferrari: Camila's lover, a major league fútbol player from the same barrio as Camila. Camila's parents: referred to as Mami and Papa. Their actual names are Isabel and Andres. Camila has a close, albeit rocky, relationship with her mother and a bad relationship with her father.