You Don’t Have a Shot

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans ofShe Drives Me Crazy.

Valentina “Vale” Castillo-Green’s life revolves around soccer. Her friends, her future, and her father’s intense expectations are all wrapped up in the beautiful game. But after she incites a fight during playoffs with her long-time rival, Leticia Ortiz, everything she’s been working toward seems to disappear.

Embarrassed and desperate to be anywhere but home, Vale escapes to her beloved childhood soccer camp for a summer of relaxation and redemption…only to find out that she and the endlessly aggravating Leticia will be co-captaining a team that could play in front of college scouts. But the competition might be stiffer than expected, so unless they can get their rookie team’s act together, this second chance–and any hope of playing college soccer–will slip through Vale’s fingers. When the growing pressure, friendship friction, and her overbearing father push Vale to turn to Leticia for help, what starts off as a shaky alliance of necessity begins to blossom into something more through a shared love of soccer. . . and maybe each other.

Sharp, romantic, and deeply emotional,You Don’t Have a Shotis a rivals-to-lovers romance about rediscovering your love of the game and yourself, from the author ofOphelia After All.

“You Don’t Have a Shothas every ingredient that makes rivals-to-lovers such a great trope, but it’s also so much more. It’s a story of grief and loss, of legacy, of culture, of holding the things and people that bring us joy close. I don’t think anyone will be surprised when I say that Racquel Marie has done it again: this is truly young adult contemporary at its best.” –Jonny Garza Villa, author of the Pura Belpr Honor BookFifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

Racquel Mariegrew up in Southern California, where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California, Irvine. There is, unexpectedly, a C in her first name. She is the author ofOphelia After All, You Don’t Have a Shot,andThis Is Me Trying.

• Publisher: Square Fish (April 16, 2024)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781250836342
• Reading age: 13 – 17 years
• Grade level: 8 – 12
• Item Weight: .73pound
• Dimensions: 5.34 x 1.07 x 8.23 inches
• BISAC Categories: Romance – LGBT, Sports & Recreation – Soccer