Customer Reviews:
 Cheer Rocks! May 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'd give this book 10 stars if I could! This is just an outstanding book! It tells the story of three cheerleading teams and what they have to go through. It made me really feel like I knew these people. It's a real page turner. I found myself cheering for them!! Superb job, Kate!!!
--Gerard Zemek, husband of author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"
Writing is in Her Genes May 5, 2008
This book is exciting and VERY WELL WRITTEN. It is clear that Kate Torgovnick has inherited exceptional writing ability from her mother, the marvelous Marianna Torgovnick. Kate has added her keen insight and warm sensitivity and the result is truly a 5 star reading experience!
 Good Book April 14, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was informative for me, I am a Cheerleading Coach, and this was informative to pass on to my girls! I didn't agree with the way that the cheerleaders or the sport of cheerleading were portrayed sometimes, but overall, it wasn't bad.
I'm converted! April 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Torgovnick reveals a vibrant and nuanced world that most of us have never seen. I've held stereotypes about cheerleaders for years. But this book has dismantled those judgments and shown how being a cheerleader doesn't necessarily mean being a tiny bouncing dumb blond. Torgovnick gives us a fly-on-the-wall view of the pains and triumphs of these three teams, and along the way, we meet characters who win our hearts. Smart, funny, and honest. Anyone who is interested in subcultures (and who isn't?) should read this book!
In A Word:Sensatioal April 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am 52,and a retired senior NCO from the US Army,thus hardly the type of person this book is aimed at.Therein lies the beauty of it.It immerses the reader into a fascinating world that heretofore was unknown to me."LCLM","DBAP","little girl syndrome" and "ringchaser" are just some of the terms you will learn about.Riveting,fascinating and a bit disturbing (drug abuse,eating disorders)this book will cause you to put off what you otherwise had planned because you won't want to put it down.Bravo !
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