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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.
- English
- Screenwriter, novelist
- American
Sep 1, 2007 · Shauna Cross. 3.63. 3,727 ratings546 reviews. Meet Bliss Cavendar, a blue haired, indie-rock loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas. Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Blue Bonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny. Bliss' escape?
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- Hardcover
Sep 4, 2007 · Shauna Cross's Derby Girl was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Young Adults, a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. It is now a major motion picture, Whip It, directed by Drew Barrymore.
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- Shauna Cross
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. The book was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a New York Public Library Book ...
- 240pp
- Henry Holt and Co.
- September 4, 2007
- Shauna Cross
Sep 4, 2007 · Bliss' escape? Take up Roller Derby. When she discovers a league in nearby Austin, Bliss embarks on an epic journey full of hilarious tattooed girls, delicious boys in bands, and a few not-so-awesome realities even the most bad-assed derby chick has to learn.
- 9781.4B
- Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- 09/04/2007
- Macmillan
Sep 4, 2007 · 9781429997096. In The News. “The novel shines in describing the dashing world of roller derby, where the players are hot and have nasty names like Dinah Might, Eva Destruction and Princess Slaya. [Shauna Cross shows] naked enthusiasm for the edgy, underground sport.” — Publishers Weekly.
Sep 4, 2007 · Derby Girl. by. Shauna Cross. Publication date. 2007-09-04. Topics. Girls & Women, Social Issues - General, Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous, Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Dating & Sex, Family - Parents, Social Issues - Dating & Sex, Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Fiction, Identity, Interpersonal relations ...
