There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

By: Jerry Spinelli

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Synopsis: When Maisie learns Eric is going out for the junior high wrestling team, she decides to try out for it too. What can get her closer to a boy than wrestling? It isn't long before Maisie finds out that she loves wrestling and has even earned Coach Cappelli's grudging support. Unfortunately, Maisie also comes to see that the coach was right when he said, "Wrestling is a men and boys' world." Most of the boys are far from happy to see her in the wrestling room, and it becomes harder and harder to buck the current of hostile boys, school opinion, and the nasty letters that turn up in the local newspaper. As for Eric, Maisie may get close to him in the wrestling room, but it's Lizard Liz Lampley he takes to the dances. The sign in the coach's office says, "It takes a little more to be a champion." Does Maisie have what it takes to stick it out--and win? With his usual flair and ability to target the concerns of young reader, Newberry Medal-winning writer Jerry Spinelli tackles some prevailing preconceptions about sex roles and pin them firmly to the mat. Readers will cheer Maisie and her champion spirit right to the end.

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