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Skirts, Skates, & Scrapes!
All the old school skills with a new punk rock attitude Come see The Lone Star Derby Girls Austin's All-Girl Roller Derby League The Holy Rollers vs. The Fight Crew Halftime Concert by the Chimney Sweeps This ain't no cheerleading clinic, y'all!
Meet Bliss Cavendar, an indie-rock-loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas. Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Bluebonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny.
Bliss's escape? 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 hard-core derby chick has to learn.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Afolabi Abinusawa
reviewed Whip It! on July 28, 2009
Whip It!
*sigh*
I hope that Shauna Cross is a better screenwriter than an author. The book reads from the perspective of a sixteen year old girl, but the writing style is as developed as that of a nine year old girl. Somehow this book managed to make feminist rebel girl culture look lame and immature. "How could my best friend shoplift without me? That was OUR thing!"
The characters: square-peg blue-haired rebel girl, stern overbearing mother who wants daughter to be a "lady", apathetic dad, picture perfect little sister, oddball ethnic best friend, rival popular girl at school, cool teacher, submissive part-time job supervisor, bass-playing indie love interest, derby team captain ally, rival derby mean girl. Insert all previous characters into a predictable formulaic coming-of-age snoozefest.
Can you be both a sardonic hipster and an airheaded valley girl? Apparently. Whatevs! Don't forget to add that main character Bliss is also smarter than everyone in a position of power and immediately also the best jammer in the league. Yeah, sure.
I read it for the derby element, which was merely a footnote in this hastily written mess. Yuck. I think on this rare occasion, the movie ("Whip It") may trump the book.
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