Derby Girl

Shauna Cross

Henry Holt and Co.

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Meet Bliss Cavendar, a blue haired, indie-rock loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas.

Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Blue Bonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny.

Bliss’ escape? Take up Roller Derby.

When she discovers a league in nearby Austin, Bliss embarks on an epic journey full of hilarious tattooed girls, delicious boys in bands, and a few not-so-awesome realities even the most bad-assed derby chick has to learn.

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All I have to do is get around the track five times. I can do this.

I line up, the whistle blows, and I immediately stumble as I take off. I keep skating, fighting my wobbles, and get around the track one time with relative ease (yes!). But then something clicks on the second lap. I lean low into the track, push as hard as I can and—bingo!—I go flying out of the turn at speeds the other girls haven’t even touched. For a second, it feels like I might not be able to control the speed, but I bend my knees lower, and manage to go even faster.

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Shauna Cross

Shauna Cross's Derby Girl was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Young Adults, a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. It is now a major motion picture, Whip It, directed by Drew Barrymore. Cross is a screenwriter and a member of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls roller derby league. She skates under the name “Maggie Mayhem.” She grew up in Austin, Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles.

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Henry Holt and Co.
September 2007
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780805080230
ISBN10: 0805080236
Young Adult Fiction
5 x 7.5 inches, 240 pages
Age Range: 14 and up
Grade Range: 9 and up Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 930L
AR Quiz Number: 119782
AR Points: 7

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Henry Holt and Co.
September 2007
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ISBN: 9781429997096
ISBN10: 1429997095
Young Adult Fiction240 pages
Age Range: 14 and up
Grade Range: 9 and up Information for Librarians

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