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There's a girl in my hammerlock

Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spinelli, Jerry
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Half Moon Books, 1993, c1991.
Edition:	1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:	Wrestling > Juvenile fiction. Sex role > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.
Item Description:	Reprint. Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1991.
Physical Description:	199 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN:	0671866958 : PAP 9781416939375
Author Notes:	Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1941. He received a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. He worked as an editor with Chilton from 1966 to 1989. He launched his career in children's literature with Space Station 7th Grade in 1982. He has written over 30 books including The Bathwater Gang, Picklemania, Stargirl, Milkweed, and Mama Seeton's Whistle. In 1991, he won the Newbery Award for Maniac Magee. In 1998, Wringer was named a Newbery Honor book. (Bowker Author Biography)