He's used to training with his two buddies as the Fearsome Threesome they know how to work together. Lev is determined to make it to the state championships this year. She's determined to work harder than ever, and win.
Some people object to having a girl on the team. It's also a way to stay connected to her oldest brother, Evan, who moved in with their dad. Mikayla is a wrestler when you grow up in a house full of brothers who wrestle, it's inevitable.
Takedown is a great example of how the sport of wrestling can help everyone involved conquer these challenges and appreciate some of life's most valuable lessons.Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. "Kids struggle every day with the dynamics of high expectations, performance standards, and social relationships. Mikayla Delgado rocks!" -Wendelin Van Draanen, author of Flipped, the Sammy Keyes series, and The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones "A kick-out story about family, friendship, and wrestling down stereotypes. But when they face each other, only one of them can win. Mikayla and Lev work hard together and become friends. This better not get in the way of his goal. At the beginning of sixth grade, he's paired with a new partner-a girl.
Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary.
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