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Cheer!

Kate Torgovnick

2008355 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2008
first published
  • 2008Touchstone · ENGISBN 9781416566007
  • 2008Simon & Schuster · 355 pages · ENGISBN 9781416535966

Think cheerleading is just pom-poms, "gimme an 'R,'" and pleated skirts? Not any more. College cheerleaders are extreme athletes who fly thirty feet in the air, build pyramids in which a single slip can send ten people crashing to the ground, and compete in National Championships that are won by hundredths of a point. These are people who risk horrifying injuries on a daily basis, battle demons like eating disorders and steroid use, and form intense bonds, and this book is a year-long odyssey into their universe, following three squads from tryouts to Nationals.--From publisher description.

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