A LOCAL author will be hosting a football-themed family morning at Jersey Library on Saturday – including a reading from his new novel which celebrates the growing interest in women’s sport. The author said that the novel is designed to give young girls the “same thrilling, feel-good, high-stakes stories that boys have enjoyed for decades”. Books aimed at aspiring young female athletes remain few and far between. Girls aged eight to 14 – those formative years when belief is either built or broken – rarely see themselves reflected in the sports fiction they read.”“I firmly believe sport is for everyone. There should be no barriers – cultural, social or structural – stopping anyone from playing a game loved by millions.”The event is being held between 11am and 1pm on Saturday.