Kenzie Kickstarts a Team (The Derby Daredevils, #1)
Kit Rosewater
A highly illustrated middle-grade series that celebrates new friendships, first crushes, and getting out of your comfort zone 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.
Publication Year: 2020
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0 0A middle ages book that's full of heart and dealing with difficult feelings around friendship and liking-liking someone for the first time.
As a roller derby player, I was really looking forward to reading this book. And there is a lot of roller derby in it! And while the sport is the motivating factor, the heart and soul is the relationship between Kenzie and Shelly, who have been best friends forever. The emotions Kenzie feels as their relationship changes (not better, not worse, just different) over the course of the book felt true to me. As did Kenzie's confused interactions with a person who makes her feel funny things in her stomach.
I really like the team of five they assemble - bringing three new people into their circle of friendship - and I look forward to reading the adventures of the team in the future.
I received an ARC from the publisher for review via NetGalley.
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