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pussreboots's review against another edition
2.0
So it's about sexism in sports and toxic masculinity. Mikayla has to go above and beyond to prove herself, more so than any of her male teammates. Lev meanwhile has to suffer through constant teasing for being teamed with a girl.
Beyond that, this book is best suited for readers who are in into wresting or similar school sports.
http://pussreboots.com/blog/2019/comments_02/takedown.html
Beyond that, this book is best suited for readers who are in into wresting or similar school sports.
http://pussreboots.com/blog/2019/comments_02/takedown.html
cweichel's review against another edition
4.0
I was slow getting into this book as I wondered how it would compare to [b: There's a Girl in my Hammerlock|368440|There's a Girl in My Hammerlock|Jerry Spinelli|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1174174381l/368440._SX50_.jpg|351811] by Jerry Spinelli, a novel about a girl wrestler that I read ages and ages ago. It didn't take long and I was entirely engrossed by Mikayla and Lev stories. The book is told from both of their perspectives in alternating chapters.
Spinelli's book, about the only girl on a wrestling team was written in 1991. I wish this book showed that things have changed. Alas, they have not.
I came to care a lot about both of these protagonists and was invested in how their relationship with each other and their families and friends evolved. I how the book takes a close look at competition and what gets left behind in the lives of elite athletes and lost in the joy of a sport as competitors move up into higher levels of play. I appreciate that our protagonists learned more about themselves in this book, but I'm equally happy that the secondary characters underwent transformations as well.
This book reminded me of my five year old boys playing soccer just for the crazy joy of being on a team and not really even understanding winning and losing. I think of them and other kids who ended up sitting on the bench because a coach doesn't think they are good enough to produce a win. I think with great fondness of the one coach who scrupulously played every kid on my son's hockey team, no matter that they lost every game. It was one of my son's best years of sports.
Spinelli's book, about the only girl on a wrestling team was written in 1991. I wish this book showed that things have changed. Alas, they have not.
I came to care a lot about both of these protagonists and was invested in how their relationship with each other and their families and friends evolved. I how the book takes a close look at competition and what gets left behind in the lives of elite athletes and lost in the joy of a sport as competitors move up into higher levels of play. I appreciate that our protagonists learned more about themselves in this book, but I'm equally happy that the secondary characters underwent transformations as well.
This book reminded me of my five year old boys playing soccer just for the crazy joy of being on a team and not really even understanding winning and losing. I think of them and other kids who ended up sitting on the bench because a coach doesn't think they are good enough to produce a win. I think with great fondness of the one coach who scrupulously played every kid on my son's hockey team, no matter that they lost every game. It was one of my son's best years of sports.