skateboarding

Describes vert skating, a sport in which skateboarders do tricks on halfpipe ramps.

Explains what street skating is, reviews the history of the sport, looks at basic and advanced moves, and discusses street skating courses and competitions.

Discusses skateboard selection, maintenance, safety, and freestyle tricks.

At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

A guide to skateboarding for girls, offering advice on what to look for when buying a skateboard, what to wear, and safety equipment, featuring descriptions of beginning and advanced skateboarding techniques, and discussing skating etiquette and style, and first aid.

Misadventure abounds when Wally McDoogle is entered into a skateboarding competition and learns winning isn't everything.

Fourteen-year-old Dax Ramirez is living with his dad in a homeless shelter, and Dax is spending his days hustling less skilled skateboarders at the local skatepark--until an accident leads him to the first friends he has had in years, and an offer that will let him put his artistic skills to good use.

Eighth-grader Carter Ramos resents his father, who divorced Carter's mother, and he views his younger half-brother Ben as a rival for a spot on the traveling skate team--but when Ben is bullied by some of the older boys Carter has to decide whether family is more important than skating.

An illustrated guide to do's and don'ts of skateboarding, with tips on choosing the right board, safety issues and equipment, and skateboarding techniques.