Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fight Like a Girl | 2020 | Sheena Kamal | Buy |
Fight Like a Girl is Sheena Kamal’s debut young adult novel, published in 2020 by Penguin Teen. It tells the story of Trisha, a teenager living in east-end Toronto who trains in Muay Thai kickboxing. When her father is killed in a car accident she was involved in, Trisha has to deal with grief, guilt, and the complicated feelings she had about him while he was alive.
The novel earned recognition as one of CBC Books’ Best Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books of 2020, one of Quill & Quire’s Best Books of 2020, and was nominated for the Arthur Ellis and Forest of Reading awards. It is a departure from Kamal’s adult thriller writing but shares the same interest in flawed, strong-willed characters navigating difficult circumstances.