Whip it
When Bliss Cavendar, who is miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," her life gets better, although much more confusing.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Square Fish,
2009, c2007.
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| Edition: | 1st Square Fish ed. |
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| Summary: | When Bliss Cavendar, who is miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," her life gets better, although much more confusing. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Derby girl. New York : Henry Holt, 2007. With additional material. "Look inside for an interview with Shauna Cross, author/screenwriter of Whip It"--P. [4] of cover. "Now a major motion picture"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Physical Description: | 234 p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0312535996 9780312535995 |
| Author Notes: | Shauna Cross 's Whip It 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 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. |
