The Green-Clad Kicker

A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, SPORTS, AND COLLEGE

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Pre-order by the August 15, 2023 publication date and enter the coupon code “kicker34” at checkout for free shipping! In the NOTES section on the final checkout page, please specify who you want Jamie to make the dedication out to and how you want her to sign the book.

After experiencing the triumph of accomplishing her childhood goal—capturing a state high school basketball championship—Jamie, now eighteen, embarks upon the next adventure in her journey. As she finishes high school and says goodbye to her parents, friends, and small town—the only life she has ever known—she transitions to college to experience what life is like on a new team in a new town.

Jamie begins her college career where she meets her roommate and teammate, Kat, as well as a fellow education major, Peter. Then she meets Jeremy. Along with Kat, Peter, Jeremy, and numerous other multifarious characters, Jamie encounters opportunities and obstacles as she navigates crazy college life. She experiences what it means to find her role on a different team and how to play for different coaches. She attempts to balance new friendships with old, and discovers that saying goodbye to her first love just might open a door that leads to her forever love.

THE GREEN-CLAD KICKER is a wonderful extension of Jamie’s first book, THE YELLOW SPORTS BRA, as she continues her journey to college wrought with the trials, tribulations, celebrations, and excitement. Humor is prevalent throughout, and Jamie has an innate ability to capture the nostalgia of everyday routine as it threads through the memories of life. Reading THE GREEN-CLAD KICKER felt like curling up to a good old early 2000 rom-com movie with some hilarious, some sensitive and sincere, and all the real-life of a small-town girl from Montana taking her next steps into this big world. -Vanessa Bucklin, author of THE PENULTIMATE STEP

Jamie Graham Duprey’s sequel to THE YELLOW SPORTS BRA does not disappoint! THE GREEN-CLAD KICKER continues in memoir-style writing and takes one on a journey of the transformational transition from adolescence through early adulthood. Jamie is masterful at transporting the reader back to their own coming-of-age story, and I could hear Jamie’s infectious laugh throughout. Jamie’s story about finding lifelong friends, navigating being on your own for the first time, and discovering the love of your life is a story for everyone. -Brian Henderson, former Rocky Mountain College head women’s basketball coach