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A review by the_fabric_of_words
Takedown by Laura Shovan
5.0
So it took me a while to pick this one up. I'm not a wrestling fan, but my two kiddos read it first and persuaded me to give it a chance. I'm glad I did.
Mickey is a 12-year-old girl growing up with brothers and a father devoted to the local wrestling team. It's only natural she follows in their footsteps -- right onto the mat.
Not everyone knows what to make of her, but rather than go to an "all-girl" team, she holds her own and wrestles her way onto a club team. It's not the one her brothers wrestled for, but it's a good team and she finds a true friend and partner in Lev, who admires her grit and determination to make it to the state championships.
I liked the ending -- she doesn't win it all, and almost loses her best friend, but does realistically well.
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Mickey is a 12-year-old girl growing up with brothers and a father devoted to the local wrestling team. It's only natural she follows in their footsteps -- right onto the mat.
Not everyone knows what to make of her, but rather than go to an "all-girl" team, she holds her own and wrestles her way onto a club team. It's not the one her brothers wrestled for, but it's a good team and she finds a true friend and partner in Lev, who admires her grit and determination to make it to the state championships.
I liked the ending -- she doesn't win it all, and almost loses her best friend, but does realistically well.
Visit my blog for more middle grade book reviews, free teaching resources and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com