Reviews

Cheerleading Really Is a Sport by Jorge Santillan, Julie Gassman

ashleymartin's review against another edition

4.0

Alicia and her twin brother Danny (10) go to a school for great athletes. Danny doesn't think cheerleading is a real sport so Alicia dares him to come to practice. Alicia healthily discusses with her mom her frustration with her brother. I really like that the book focuses on the strength and teamwork aspects of cheerleading and features male cheerleaders, one who plays basketball off season from cheering. Also includes a history of cheerleading and an interview with Alicia in the back.

jodil's review against another edition

4.0

Love this first-chapter sports series as an easy go-to! From the few I've read, they've done a great job challenging the idea of "girl sports" or "boy sports." In this particular entry, it is a gendered storyline in which Alicia works to prove her brother and his friends wrong about cheerleading and SPOILER ALERT

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they ARE very wrong because FEW ACTIVITIES REQUIRE MORE ATHLETICISM THAN CHEERLEADING (that's me yelling at school-age Jodi "I'm not like the other girls" Langley)!

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