SuitabookGoalden Girl
Tracey Morait
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about fair opportunities and changing families. Pause when Gemma reacts strongly, then revisit whether her choices help others, harm relationships, or produce consequences the ending addresses.
- Themes
- Grief and changing family life: Gemma is adjusting to her mother’s death, her father’s remarriage, a house move and Shelley and Portia’s presence. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Girls’ access to football: Gemma campaigns to introduce girls’ football, with support from Mr Cassidy and growing interest from other girls, while Tyrone resists. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Rebellion and responsibility: Gemma becomes a Goth, rebels against her new life and vows to drive Shelley and Portia away. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Be ready to discuss the death of Gemma’s mother, her unhappiness after remarriage and the hostility surrounding girls’ football.