AmandaPanda2433
At sixteen Ashlyn Leroux's soccer career is already the stuff of legend: a first call-up to the national team, the spotlight of stadium lights, and a legacy that traces back to her World Cup winner mother, Sydney Leroux. But when her debut match puts her against Canada-the team she might've played for-everything she thought she knew loyalty and identity is thrown into question. Born one-quarter Canadian one-quarter American, and half Asian, Ashlyn carries the weight of divided roots and expectations. On the field, she's fearless; off it, she's haunted by the frenzy, by fans demanding she choose a side, and her own mother. As rival chants rise and every touch is under a microscope, Ashlyn must discover what it truly means to wear her country, and whose she colors she's really chasing.