Genre: YA Contemporary
Elevator pitch: “Mean Girls” meets “West Side Story” in this tale of a Native-American girl named Fred who joins her Arizona high school’s all-male golf team.
Summary:
High school junior Fredricka ‘Fred’ Oday joined the Lone Butte High School boys’ golf team because she loved the sport. She never dreamed golf was more than pars and birdies until she learned the hard way that her new teammates couldn’t accept three things: (1) She’s a girl (2) She’s Native American and (3) She’s damn good. This is an edgy story where cultures collide in the American Southwest on and off an 18-hole course and not even Fred’s ancestors can protect her.
But there’s no denying that things are happening between the girl with the killer swing and the boy with the killer smile. 
Get hooked on a girl named Fred!
Locations and Time Period: Phoenix, Arizona; Now
Main characters and actors who might be right for them:
- Fredricka Oday: Selena Gomez
- Ryan Berenger: Alexander Ludwig
- Riley Berenger: Taylor Swift
- Sam Tracy: Taylor Lautner
Additional info:
- “Not just a Romeo and Juliet story, the book examines the conflicts of white versus Indian and rich versus poor, giving it far more heft than the average romance. Bravo.” (Kirkus STARRED Review)
- “Fichera shows strong storytelling chops as she weaves together plot lines involving class struggles, violence, bullying, and–of course–romance.” (Publishers Weekly)
- “This is Fichera’s debut teen novel, and she immerses the reader in the culture of the Southwestern Native American way of life.” (Voya)
A companion novel to HOOKED called PLAYED was published in 2014.
Original Publication Date: January 2013, HarlequinTEEN
Contact:
Liz Fichera is represented by Holly Root with the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency.
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