num_pages: 272
description: Youre only as good as your partner. Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who are die-hard mat heads it's in your DNA. She even has a wrestling name: Mickey. Some people dont want a girl on the team. But that wont stop her. She's determined to work hard and win. Lev is determined too--he's going to make it to the state championship. He's used to training with his two buddies as the Fearsome Threesome. But at the beginning of sixth grade he's paired with a new partnera girl. This better not get in the way of his goal. Mickey and Lev work hard together and find a way to become friends. But at States there can only be one winner.This warmhearted engaging novel by the author of the highly praised The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary explores competition among athletes how it influences family and friendships and what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys.Awards and Honors:2019 Amelia Bloomer List of Recommended Feminist Literature for Birth through 18Wisconsin State Reading Association Just One More Page! Recommendation ListMissouri Association of School Librarians Mark Twain Award NomineeA Junior Library Guild SelectionA PJ Our Way SelectionSelected for Amazon Prime Book Box's Children's Subscription
language: English
title: Takedown
publisher: Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children's Books