We Run This House - by Annasofia Dickens (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports today! There are 20 million players in 100 countries, and the number of girls playing in the US keeps rising thanks to club, high school, and college leagues operating in dozens of states. Plus, flag football is set to make its Olympic debut for both men and women at the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Against this backdrop is AnnaSofia Dickens, a 15-year-old student athlete playing on the top-ranked flag team in the nation. In this first-of-its-kind guide written for teen girls by a teen girl, AnnaSofia welcomes players to the game she loves, sharing helpful tips and relatable advice from her own experience alongside interviews with football greats like Diana Flores, Jared Goff, and Michael Strahan. As AnnaSofia puts it, she was in the right place at the right time to get involved with flag"--

Book Synopsis

*A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD Gold Standard Selection

*A 2025 MOONBEAM AWARD gold medalist for Best Book by Youth

We Run This House: The Girls' Guide to Flag Football is the go-to book for girls looking to fall in love with America's favorite sport.

Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports today! There are 20 million players in 100 countries, and the number of girls playing in the US keeps rising thanks to club, high school, and college leagues operating in dozens of states. Plus, flag football is set to make its Olympic debut for both men and women at the 2028 games in Los Angeles.

Against this backdrop is AnnaSofia Dickens, a 15-year-old student athlete playing on the top-ranked girls' flag team in the nation. In this first-of-its-kind guide written for teen girls by a teen girl, AnnaSofia welcomes players to the game she loves, sharing helpful tips and relatable advice from her own experience alongside interviews with football greats like Diana Flores, Jared Goff, and Michael Strahan.

As AnnaSofia puts it, she was in the right place at the right time to get involved with flag. Now millions of young readers (and the people who love them) looking to do the same can benefit from this sensational book.

Let's hear it for females in flag!

About the Author

AnnaSofia Dickens is a student athlete and singer-songwriter (@annasofiadickens on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok). At age 14, Dickens wrote and recorded "We Run This House", a pop theme song for the NFL Females in Flag movement that was played in-stadium at the NFL Pro Bowl 2024. As a wide receiver on the USA Football #1 ranked 15U women's flag football team, Dickens' dream is to compete at a D1 level and represent her country in the Olympics. She hopes to inspire girls from all over the world to play the game that she loves, and was excited to combine her passion of singing and songwriting with her sports. AnnaSofia lives in Southern California with her brothers, sister, and parents, and likes to visit her family's summer home and relatives in Sweden.