Josh and Jordan 12 year-old twins Their basketball skills Would make a church-goer sin Sound of leather on pine It's their favourite song Till Jordan meets a girl Then it's gone baby gone Their father's a star Played professional ball Their mother's a principal Watchin' kids in the hall Nothing but net Their game can't be beat Till pop's heart shows signs Of leavin' the kitchen for the heat The big game is looming Second half's a life-changer You're crazy if you miss The Crossover by K. Alexander
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Let's face it, you always knew roller derby was cool. The speed, the action, the spills, the glorious, glorious puns. What's not to love? Roller Girl makes it even cooler with this sweet graphic novel from Victoria Jamieson. Twelve year old Astrid's mom has a way of exposing her to art and culture - dragging her to museums, poetry readings and operas. One night, however, she surprises everyone when she takes Astrid and her best friend Nicole to watch roller derby. Astrid is hooked. Nicole, not so much. When Astrid finds out that there's a roller derby camp being held nearby during the summer, she's even more excited. Astrid assumes Nicole will want to go too, but it turns out she has other plans. Plans that involve ballet camp and boys, not roller skates, helmets and war cries. Astrid goes on alone, meeting new friends and practicing her heart out for the biggest night of her life - a real roller derby match in front of 500 people. What I loved about this story was that not only does it involve realistic characteristics of a twelve year old - Astrid can be selfish, pig headed and also makes rash decisions, but that you actually learn about roller derby at the same time. I had no idea so much went into the routines, the hits and even the falls. It's up there with professional wrestling in its showmanship and spectacle. It's fun read that anyone will enjoy, highly recommend it. Anyone in Years 7 and up will love this book! I loved Fantasy Sports, I'd never heard of it before in my life and decided to buy it for the library based solely on the cover. I'm glad I did. It's like Big Trouble in Little China if Kurt Russell had to play a game of basketball to defeat Lo Pan. Wiz and Mug are an unlikely pair. Wiz is a small, snarky, intelligent wizard with a lot to prove. She's working for Mug, a Zangief-esque brute who thinks with his fists before his head. As treasure hunters, they're always looking for a good haul. One fateful afternoon they stumble across a tomb containing an ancient puzzle, breaking through it, they enter an ancient arena ruled by a demon with the greatest basketball skills anyone has ever seen. If Mug and Wiz are going to leave the arena with their skin still attached to their bones, they're gonna have to beat the demon in the greatest basketball rivalry since the 1984 Lakers & Celtics. This book's the most fun you'll have in the library all day long, I can't wait to get it into the hands of the students. I'd recommend it for Years 8 and up. |
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