Carrie Soto
This author of "Carrie Soto Is Back" also wrote "Daisy Jones & the Six" and "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo."
Who is Taylor Jenkins Reid?
This technique gives a hint or clue about events that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This annual horse race, run on the first Tuesday in November, is famously known as "the race that stops a nation."
What is the Melbourne Cup?
The year Ms Myers got married
What is 2026?
Denzel Washington plays this head coach hired to lead the newly integrated T.C. Williams High School football team.
Who is Coach Herman Boone?
Carrie comes out of retirement to defend her record for most Grand Slam singles titles in this sport.
What is tennis?
The theme demonstrated through this quote,
"And what makes it worse is that I know, I know, that she is not a better tennis player than me. That is the full weight of my failure.”
What is arrogance?
This Australian athlete won gold in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming one of the country's most iconic sporting moments.
Who is Cathy Freeman?
The second language Ms Myers knows fluently
(must be specific)
What is Auslan?
Sign language doesn't count, it's too broad
This Virginia city and its high school are the setting for the film's story of racial integration in 1971.
What is Alexandria?
This is the nickname of Carrie's father and former coach, a former tennis pro himself who trains her for her comeback.
Who is Jaguar?
This camera technique, where the camera is positioned below the subject looking up, is often used to make a character appear powerful or dominant — as seen in shots of Coach Boone.
What is a low angle shot?
This AFL team defeated Geelong in the 2025 Grand Final at the MCG, securing back-to-back premierships.
Who are the Brisbane Lions?
The two subjects Ms Myers is qualified to teach
What is English and Drama?
This is the leadership philosophy Boone drills into his team, insisting players learn about each other as people, not just teammates.
What is unity?
Carrie's rival-turned-something-more on the tour, a fellow player she competes against during her comeback season.
Who is Bowe Huntley?
This style of narrative structure is how Taylor Jenkins Reid structure the novel 'Carrie Soto is Back'
What is a non-linear timeline/structure?
This is the nickname of Australia's national women's soccer team, who captured the nation's heart reaching the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup on home soil.
Who are the Matildas?
The amount of tattoos Myers has
What is 7?
At training camp, Boone forces players to do this activity before dawn, symbolising the discipline and unity he demands from day one.
What is the Run to Gettysburg?
The number of Grand Slam singles titles Carrie is trying to defend when a younger rival threatens to break her record.
What is 20?
The female who participated in the 1973 exhibition match "Battle of the Sexes"
Who is Billie Jean King?
In 2024, this NBA team broke a tie with the Lakers to become the all-time leader in championships.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
The year Ms Myers started teaching at Wantirna
What is 2022?
This line, spoken by Boone, captures his central leadership belief about earning respect rather than demanding it through rank alone.
What is "Attitude reflects leadership"?