Confessions of a Wannabe Cheerleader (Cheer #1)
Zoe Evans, illustrated by Brigette Barrager
Simon Spotlight, 2011
$6.99, Paperback
978-1442422414
March 18th, 2012
Genre:
Realistic, Romance, Humor, Sports
Age: 8+
Description:
Madison Hays
has always had one goal in life—to be a Titan cheerleader just like her mom.
Unfortunately, a botched tryout doesn’t help the years of practice and cheer
camps when she gets placed on the B-squad—the Grizzly Bears—the place where the
rejects go and cheer on wrestling matches and chess tournaments. Madison
attempts to do the best to try and make the Grizzlies no longer be the laughing
stock of the entire school in hopes that maybe, just maybe, the Titans will see
she really does have the skills and invite her to join.
Opinion:
Told in diary format (with a written font as well) the first in a new series
follows the first three months after Maddy gets on the B-team. She has two best
friends who are anti-popularity—Laine, an artsy girl, and Evan, a comic book
geek. With the help of Jacqi, a girl who gets kicked off the Titans over a
misunderstanding, as new co-captain and Maddy’s mom as their new coach the team
just might finally get some respect. Maddy, using her other love of fashion
design, creates new uniforms for the Grizzlies and even gets to stand in for a
cheerleader on the Titan team at a soccer game. In the end, she also gets
checked out by Bevan—the cut jock she’s been crushing on. The background of the
diary format is the thing I hate the most about the book—it’s like a diary
written on graph paper which is a bit distracting. The story, otherwise, is
fast-paced. Maddy is the non-stereotypical girl cheerleader (she’s not blonde,
not popular, etc.) which is a nice touch and makes the series more relatable to
non-sports types and the illustrations abound in the story and really add to
the hilarity that is Maddy’s life.
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