A lifelong football fan, Mara decides to hit the gridiron with her brother, Noah, and best friend, Quinn-and she turns out to be a natural. 'What do you think?'Īfter getting kicked off the basketball team for a fight that was absolutely totally not her fault (okay maybe a little her fault), Mara is dying to find a new sport to play to prove to her coach that she can be a team player. But when I do stuff like this, I worry it gets harder for us all to ignore what's right in front of us. We don't talk about how Mara is gay but no one says so. We don't talk about how Mara is different from other girls. Even suggesting it feels like I've overstepped some kind of invisible line we've all agreed not to discuss. As soon as it's out of my mouth, I feel stupid. But when I do stuff like this, I worry it gets harder for us all to 'What if I played football?' I ask.
