The Derby Daredevils: Kenzie Kickstarts a Team
The Derby Daredevils: Kenzie Kickstarts a Team

Author: Kit Rosewater

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-03-24

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1683358023

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A highly illustrated middle-grade series that celebrates new friendships, first crushes, and getting out of your comfort zone—now in paperback Ever since they can remember, fifth graders Kenzie (aka Kenzilla) and Shelly (aka Bomb Shell) have dreamed of becoming roller derby superstars. When Austin’s city league introduces a brand-new junior league, the dynamic duo celebrates! But they’ll need to try out as a five-person team. Kenzie and Shelly have just one week to convince three other girls that roller derby is the coolest thing on wheels. But Kenzie starts to have second thoughts when Shelly starts acting like everyone’s best friend . . . Isn’t she supposed to be Kenzie’s best friend? And things get really awkward when Shelly recruits Kenzie’s neighbor (and secret crush!) for the team. With lots of humor and an authentic middle-grade voice, book one of this illustrated series follows Kenzie, Shelly, and the rest of the Derby Daredevils as they learn how to fall—and get back up again.

The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021

Author: Glenn Stout

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1641257091

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A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Glenn Stout, founding editor of the Best American Sports Writing, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime. This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

Author: David Halberstam

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13:

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Capturing the century's greatest moments in every sport from basseball to chess, these authors (Red Smith, Tom Boswell, John Updike, Jim Murray, Norman Mailer, W.C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Dick Schaap, David Remnick, Ring Lardner, Gay Talese, William Nack, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Jon Krakauer) and their subjects (including Joe DiMaggio, Secretariat, Bobby Knight, and Muhammad Ali) reflect the rising societal importance of sports in this century, showing how sports have been shaped by such monumental events as war, the civil rights movement, and the changing economyomy.

The Best American Sports Writing 2015
The Best American Sports Writing 2015

Author: Glenn Stout

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0544340051

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The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.

Shelly Struggles to Shine (The Derby Daredevils Book #2)
Shelly Struggles to Shine (The Derby Daredevils Book #2)

Author: Kit Rosewater

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1647001838

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Perfect for fans of Roller Girl, Book #2 in Kit Rosewater’s series about roller derby explores what is means to be a team player—now in paperback! Now part of the official junior roller derby league, the Derby Daredevils are ready to compete in their first tournament. Kenzie writes new game plays. Bree works on her speed. Tomoko sharpens her blocking skills. And Jules fearlessly hip checks everyone in sight. But Shelly isn’t sure what she’s best at. In hopes of taking home the tournament’s Star Skater award, Shelly designs extra-special gear for the Daredevils. But not everything works as well as Shelly imagined, and she can’t get the team on board. Without the gear, how will Shelly shine on the track? With high-energy illustrations from Sophie Escabasse and lots of roller derby action, Book #2 in the series explores individuality while hitting home what it really means to be part of a team.

Makers of the Media Mind
Makers of the Media Mind

Author: Wm. David Sloan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-10

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1136691537

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Makers of the Media Mind is a collection of analytical essays focusing on the most important and original ideas contributed to the field of mass communication by journalism educators. Divided into six sections representing the most prominent areas of specialization in the field, this text serves two significant purposes: first, it acquaints readers with the lives of preeminent journalism educators; second, it provides concise discussions and evaluations of the most compelling ideas those educators have to offer. The editor of, and contributors to, this text contend that ideas cannot be appreciated fully without an understanding of the creators of those same ideas. They hope that this volume's coverage of "creators" as well as concepts will demonstrate that journalism education has played a critical role in the making of the "media mind."

Rules of the Game
Rules of the Game

Author: Matthew Mills Stevenson

Publisher: American Retrospective

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781879957589

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Harper's Magazine has been America's preeminent monthly periodical for more than 150 years. Rules of the Game: The Best Sports Writing from Harper's Magazine takes a look into this storied magazine's unparalleled archive and uncovers funny, touching, exciting, intriguing stories of the sporting life, both professional and amateur, and what it means to us. These essays show that how we play and write about sports not only reflect our nation's character, but challenge it. Including stories from Mark Twain and James B. Connolly at the turn of the twentieth century, visiting with George Plimpton, Tom Wolfe, Bill Cardoso, and A. Bartlett Giamatti along the way, and continuing with Lewis Lapham, Rich Cohen, and Pat Jordan today, this collection is the definitive voice on sports-writing through the last hundred years. Edited by Matthew Stevenson and Michael Martin, with a humorous, insightful preface by Roy Blount Jr. (Fifth in the American Retrospective Series.)

The Best American Sports Writing 2020
The Best American Sports Writing 2020

Author: Glenn Stout

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0358181836

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The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year. For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the previous year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Each year, the series editor and guest editor curate a truly exceptional collection. The only shared traits among all these diverse styles, voices, and stories are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing, and the pure passion they tap into that can only come from sports.

The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan
The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan

Author: Alex Belth

Publisher: Persea Books

Published: 2008-02-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780892553396

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"Twenty-six articles from a span of more than thirty years, including many of his most celebrated--and controversial--pieces"--Front flap of jacket.