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A review by sasha_in_a_box
Takedown by Laura Shovan
4.0
This book is about girl wrestlers, boy wrestlers who are embarrassed to have to fight a girl, and the heroes that we worship.
What happens when you're the only girl on a wrestling team? What if you're already an awkward boy and now your partner has bits that you feel weird grabbing?
That's only the first layer of this book. Laura Shovan is really brave in her exploration of wrestling, the challenges that come with breaking the gender barrier of the sport, and the violence that bubbles beneath sportsmanship. I couldn't believe how warm and interesting this book is! I like wrestling alright and it's hard for me to read sports books sometimes, but this one is a very special work. Love the humanity and how unafraid the author is to dig deeper and excavate the things we're afraid of at our very core. Wonderful!
What happens when you're the only girl on a wrestling team? What if you're already an awkward boy and now your partner has bits that you feel weird grabbing?
That's only the first layer of this book. Laura Shovan is really brave in her exploration of wrestling, the challenges that come with breaking the gender barrier of the sport, and the violence that bubbles beneath sportsmanship. I couldn't believe how warm and interesting this book is! I like wrestling alright and it's hard for me to read sports books sometimes, but this one is a very special work. Love the humanity and how unafraid the author is to dig deeper and excavate the things we're afraid of at our very core. Wonderful!