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    There's A Girl in My Hammerlock
    There's A Girl in My Hammerlock
    There's A Girl in My Hammerlock
    Audiobook4 hours

    There's A Girl in My Hammerlock

    Written by Jerry Spinelli

    Narrated by Julie Dretzin

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Last year, Masie Potter was voted most outstanding seventh grade female athlete. She is a super basketball player. But last summer, she developed a crush on classmate Eric Delong. Now her priorities have changed. She will do anything to be near Eric-even join the wrestling team. From the first, Masie gets opposition and antagonism from all sides: friends, classmates, teachers. Soon, her place on the team isn't about Eric any more. It's about determination, discipline, and perseverance. As Masie struggles against opponents on the mat, she must also deal with cruel jeers and taunts in the halls. Can Masie be a champion? Jerry Spinelli has written many popular books for young readers, including Space Station Seventh Grade and Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? With a solid talent for creating realistic characters and dialog, he is sure to have listeners cheering for the feisty Masie as she wrestles with some of the tougher issues of peer pressure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 10, 2008
    ISBN9781436189002
    There's A Girl in My Hammerlock
    Author

    Jerry Spinelli

    Jerry Spinelli received the Newbery Medal for Maniac Magee and a Newbery Honor for Wringer. His other books include Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Smiles to Go; Loser; Jake and Lily; Hokey Pokey; and The Warden’s Daughter. His novels are recognized for their humor and poignancy, and his characters and situations are often drawn from his real-life experience as a father of six children. Jerry lives with his wife, Eileen, also a writer, in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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    • 4/5
      Probably not Spinelli's best, but still a fun read. Maisie is both athletic and a real girl, and her family is fascinating. Unfortunately there were a few cardboard characters - but a reader could say, well, that's just Maisie's interpretation of their personalities, and she's young. I also liked the coach and the other players. Spinelli writes simply gracefully - a quick smooth read with a lot to discuss - probably very good for reluctant readers' book reports.
    • 3/5
      Published 17 years ago, the main themes of gender equity, social bias and boy-girl relationships are relevant and will find an audience with middle school readers today. Maisie Potter, the main character and first person narrator, is competitive. She is her school's athlete of the year. When she isn't chosen as a cheerleader she can't believe it. Simultaneously, she is developing a major crush on Eric Delong, the cutest boy in school, who already has a girlfriend who did make the cheerleading squad. Conflict sustains interest, provokes thought and moves the plot forward to a tidy conclusion.
    • 4/5
      This book is about a girl who signs up for wherstling in 8th grade and gets lunght at. she mets the man of her dreams and at the end believes the he was a lerk. she then has on pin in her wherstling season and also in practice.