Rosewater, Kit
Summary: "Fifth-grade best friends Kenzie "Kenzilla" and Shelly "Bombshell" dream of becoming roller derby superstars one day, but when a junior league forms and they must recruit teammates, will their friendship survive?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROSSummary: Suzy Hotrod, one of the world's most renowned roller derby stars, is a Catholic school girl turned punk rocker who has appeared in Sports Illustrated and ESPN. In her fifteenth season, Suzy continues to compete at an elite level against women half her age while confronting the sacrifices she's made to play and the legacy she'll leave behind. Evilicious struggles to get back on skates and pass a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVDHolden, Elizabeth
Summary: Social anxiety, her parents' divorce, and messy friendships won't stop Millie's pursuit of what she wants -- in roller derby or in love. But her own lies might... Sixteen-year-old Millie Novak is stuck in an "if only" rut. If only she were stronger and faster, maybe her roller derby teammates would take her seriously. If only she had the guts to go back to in-person learning, maybe she'd have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flux 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLJamieson, Victoria
Summary: "A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC JAMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Graphic JamCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC JAMGraham, Felicia
Summary: Flat track roller derby is one of the country's fastest growing sports. What started as a single league in Austin, Texas, a couple of decades ago has grown into an international phenomenon, with nearly two thousand leagues around the world. Rollergirls captures the spirit of the game, which is poised to become an Olympic sport, and highlights the women who have become known as the godmothers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trinity University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.21 GRARosewater, Kit
Summary: Ever since they can remember, fifth-graders Kenzie (aka Kenzilla) and Shelly (aka Bomb Shell) have dreamed of becoming roller derby superstars. When Austin's city league introduces a brand-new junior league, the dynamic duo celebrates. But they'll need to try out as a five-person team. Kenzie and Shelly have just one week to convince three other girls that roller derby is the coolest thing on...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC ROSBoteju, Tanya
Summary: Since her parents died in an accident Daya Wijesinghe survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. When chance brings her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids, but the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BOTMontesanti, Gabe
Summary: "Gabe Montesanti grew up queer in a working-class, conservative Catholic family in the Midwest, where she was taught to prioritize strength and impenetrability over vulnerability and honesty. In this emotionally, physically, and spiritually abusive environment, she developed a severe eating disorder, never learned to trust herself, and lived in constant fear. As she enters graduate school, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTESANTI, GABE MONAnderson, V. P.
Summary: After ice-skater and Olympic hopeful Mina wipes out at her biggest competition she gets recruited by a squad of vampires who need a human player to complete their Paranormal Roller Derby team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ANDJackson, Demi.
Summary: Roller derby is an extreme sport making a comeback! With a history that dates back to the 1930s, in the last decade, roller derby teams have grown in number and popularity. Readers take a turn around the track and discover that, from hard hits to fast breaks, the action in roller derby is nonstop. Full-color photographs highlight the mostly female teams who dominate the sport and the theatrical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sport Dare JacksonSummary: Sixteen-year-old rebel Bliss Cavendar, miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," and her life gets better, although infinitely more confusing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WHICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHIRussell, Leon.
Contents: Tight rope -- Out in the woods -- Me and baby Jane -- Manhattan Island serenade -- Cajun love song -- Roller derby -- Carney -- Acid annapolis -- If the shoe fits -- My cricket -- This masquerade -- Magic mirror.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: The Right Stuff 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RUSPage, Elliot
Summary: "The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAGCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAGE, ELLIOT PAGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B PAGE PAGRussell, Leon.
Contents: A song for you -- Lady blue -- Tight rope -- Bluebird -- This masquerade -- Roll away the stone (original version) -- Beware of darkness -- Crystal closet queen -- Delta lady -- Back to the island -- Stranger in a strange land -- Hummingbird (original version) -- Queen of the roller derby -- Of thee I sing -- Streakers' ball -- Roll in my sweet baby's arms -- Magic mirror.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shelter Entertainment Group 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RUSCroce, Jim.
Contents: Bad, bad Leroy Brown -- Operator (that's not the way it feels) -- Photographs and memories -- Rapid Roy (the stock car boy) -- Time in a bottle -- New York's not my home -- Workin' at the car wash blues -- I got a name -- I'll have to say I love you in a song -- You don't mess around with Jim -- Lover's cross -- One less set of footsteps -- These dreams -- Roller derby queen.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic/Saja Music 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CRORussell, Leon.
Contents: Mighty Quinn medley -- Shoot out on the plantation -- Dixie lullaby -- Queen of the roller derby -- Roll away the stone -- It's been a long time, baby -- Great day -- Alcatraz -- Crystal closet queen -- Prince of peace -- Sweet Emily -- Stranger in a strange land -- Out in the woods -- Some day -- Sweeping through the city -- Jumping Jack Flash/Youngblood medley -- Of thee I sing/Yes I am...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: The Right Stuff 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RUSBurton, Bonnie
Summary: This is what a feminist crafter looks like! Wear your ideology on your sleeve by creating feminist merit badges (like “started an all-girl band” or “rocked roller derby”). Prove that the political is personal with DIY power panties (“No means no”). Craft great feminist hero finger puppets (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frida Kahlo) or googly-eyed tampon buddies. Fun sidebars provide background on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 BURWatters, Shannon
Summary: "You just gotta learn to roll with the punches! When the yetis are kicked out of their humble treehouse abode, it's up to Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley to get them back where they belong amongst the trees...and not leeching the camp's power and making all the ice cream melt. To get the sasquatches to clear out, though, the Roanoke girls will have to challenge them to a roller derby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc. 2018