4534933
9780425173565
They tear ligaments, blacken eyes, and crash headfirst into hard floors. They spend hours at practice, drawing both admiration and ridicule for their efforts. They've won nine national championships, and endured heartbreaking losses. And they do it--almost always--with a smile. They are the Greenup County High cheerleading team, known to ESPN viewers as fierce athletic competitors and in northeastern Kentucky as full-fledged celebrities. Now, an award-winning journalist, James McElroy, gives us an insider's look at a squad of unlikely teenage heroines who are taking center court and raising a cheer for themselves.McElroy, James T. is the author of 'We've Got Spirit: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Cheerleading Team - James T. McElroy - Paperback' with ISBN 9780425173565 and ISBN 0425173569.
[read more]