Many young people will also empathise with Jaz when she is often punished for her reactions to another student’s behaviour and even wrongly accused of things that she didn’t do.

The novel begins with Jaz feeling helpless with the direction of her life: she gets kicked out of the dance club, gets bullied by the VIP (Very Irritating People), and gets rejected from the school’s football team because she is a girl.This was a cute middle grade, but I really struggled with the author's writing style, which seemed a bit amateurish and immature. Mante shows that young girls need support and belief from the adults around them, as well as belief in themselves, to excel.

I requested this book not knowing it was based in Brighton, that’s where I’m from and grew up and could really imagine all these families and all these children where I grew up.

Also by the end of the book Jaz is facing up to her fears and realising that when things go wrong around her, it isn’t her fault. From fundraising to training, Jaz leaves no stone unturned - with her passionate hopes of proving that girls can be taken seriously in football matched only by her desire to get mum back. I believe this was a debut, so maybe in the future this aspect will get better; I don't think I will be reading the other books in this companion series, but I really believe there's room for improvement.