A girl quarterback? Yes. Is she crazy? Not most of the time. In the book Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally, Jordan Woods is the starting quarterback for Hundred Oaks High School in Tennessee. She is also the team captain who gets lots of respect from the guys on her team. All is well until Tyler Green, who is an awesome quarterback, moves to town from Texas because his parents got in a car accident and he needs help taking care of his mother and sister. Ty is not only amazing at football, but he's hot too and the look of him takes Jordan out of her "zone." Jordan and Sam Henry have been best friends since they were seven years old. When Jordan and Ty become close, Henry gets really jealous, and even more when Jordan and Ty start dating. Henry goes without talking to Jordan for many days, until someone tells her that Henry has always wanted to be more that best friends with her. Jordan wonders why she never noticed that Henry liked her for more than a friend. Jordan has always wanted to play football for the University of Alabama, but when she goes for a visit, she realizes they're a bunch of jerks and has second thoughts about her dream.
All of a sudden, her life feels like a mess. Just a few months ago everything was going great. Jordan now has many decisions to make. Will she keep the position of starting QB or will Ty take her place? Will she choose to stay with Ty or fall for her best friend, Henry? Lastly, will she go to the college of her dreams or decide to go somewhere else?
This is by far the BEST book I've read all year!! If I had to rate this book from one to ten, I would definately rate it at a ten! I could not put this down and it takes a lot for me to say that about a book! In this book, you will read about teenage relationships, football, and of course drama. For anyone who liked the Dairy Queen series by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, you will love this! Murdock and Kinneally both have similar writing styles and they both write about girls playing football and falling in love. This book hasn't won any awards, but I really think it should! This is also Miranda Kinneally's first and only book as of right now. The recommended reading age for this book is ages 13 and up.
My favorite quote from the book is, "Later that night, I'm sitting on the dock, writing in my journal while watching the moon shining down on the algae-covered Lake Jordan. When I got home, I stripped out of that stupid grey dress and hurled it into the closet, where I found Henry's blue Converses nestled against a pair of my cleats. And then I noticed his Super Mario Bros. T-shirt, so I sat down in the closet and cried into Luigi's face. And then I realized how psycho that was, so I ran out to the lake. (After putting clothes on, of course.) As soon as my back was to the house, I started bawling. I don't know what's worse: me screwing up on the field and letting my team down, or knowing that Alabama never wanted me to play in the first place. Now, I keep opening and closing my cell phone. I want to call Henry so much. But why bother?" This tells about how Jordan is missing Henry so badly and that she is angry that Alabama never really wanted her to play for them.
A quote from a famous author about the book is, "Whoever said football and girls don't mix hasn't read Catching Jordan. I couldn't put it down!"
— Simone Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series
A quote about the book from a review source,"Catching Jordan is the chocolate cake you eat after a very fulfilling meal. I couldn't get enough of it and it ended way too soon. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone, because when you get right down to it, this book can be summed up in one word: AWESOMENESS!!!" -- A Cozy Reading Corner
Overall I think this is a fantastic book and you all should read it!
Recommended by Sarah Kluesner
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