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Shauna Cross is an American author, screenwriter, and former roller derby athlete. She skated for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls under the pseudonym "Maggie Mayhem" and subsequently wrote the 2007 novel Derby Girl , a fictionalized version of her experiences in the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls league.
Cross is a screenwriter and a member of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls roller derby league. She skates under the name “Maggie Mayhem.” She grew up in Austin, Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles. Known For. If I Stay. What to Expect When You're Expecting. Whip It. Bad Santa 2. Taking 5. Writing. All. Department.
Derby Girl is a 2007 novel by Shauna Cross. It tells the story of Bliss Cavendar, a girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, whose mother wants her to compete in beauty pageants, and seeks escape in the world of roller derby.
She grew up in Austin, Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles. Books by Shauna Cross. By Shauna Cross. Shauna Cross is the author of Derby Girl, named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Young Adults, a YALSA Best Book...
Jun 19, 2008 · Shauna Cross is inspired by all the "girl writers" working these days: "It's completely badass," she says. "I root for the girls. I'm a total girl's girl."
Shauna Cross is a roller derby athlete, author of Derby Girl, and screenwriter of Whip It!. Her roller derby pseudonym is "Maggie Mayhem," skating for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls. The book, and film, are fictionalized accounts of an experience skating with the Texas Rollergirls.
Shauna Cross is an American screenwriter, novelist and former roller derby athlete. She skated for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls under the pseudonym "Maggie Mayhem", and subsequently wrote the 2007 novel Derby Girl, a fictionalized version of her experiences in the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls league.
