skateboarders

"Skateboarding has ebbed and flowed in popularity over the past [fifty] years. But since it was added to the Summer Olympics in 2020, it's back in the spotlight--and daring readers are going to wonder how they can get to the vert ramp! In this book, readers follow the path of some skateboarding legends, from skating in the streets to the biggest stages in the sport"--Provided by publisher.

"It's summertime for eleven-year-old Marcus. He goes with his mother to a new city, where she'll be working for the summer. Marcus is looking forward to it because he knows he can be himself there--the person he really is. Within the first day of arriving, Marcus meets Mikkel, a neighborhood boy who looks totally dangerous with his aggressive and energetic appearance, and with his body full of tattoos. It turns out the tattoos are made by Mikkel's brother and are actually in Indian ink, but still. Mikkel challenges Marcus in a number of skateboard tricks (both are addictive skateboarders), and after a crash where Mikkel helps Marcus, they become best friends. Blood brothers--bros!--something that means you'll do anything for each other and always tell the truth. But Marcus is struggling with a specific issue. Should he tell Mikkel this special thing, something that effects Marcus' whole life? Marcus was at birth assigned a female gender, although Marcus has always known he is a boy. It is just the others around him who have a hard time understanding, including his friends at school, his grandma, and his father"--Provided by publisher.

Cale and the Seven Stair Crew are sent on a quest to find three secret skateboard sites after a mysterious letter from Cale's dad appears.

At just 10 years of age, Sky Brown became the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. Instead of using a coach, she learns her tricks online. She's not afraid to take risks and push limits. After a horrific fall left her unresponsive with several skull fractures and a broken left hand and wrist, Brown is still determined to be the best skateboarder in the world!.

Tony Hawk shares the story of how he went from amateur skateboarder to international fame in the sport and in business, discussing the development of Birdhouse Skateboards, and the creation of related businesses, all while staying true to skating's homegrown style.

A professional skateboarder shares their experience as a non-binary athlete.

Allie, failing school and fearing she is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, decides there is no way she can face her always fighting parents and decides to run away, but she gets a different perspective on her life and future when a tornado hits, destroying her home and injuring her mother.

An introduction to the self-propelled vehicles known as skateboards, covering their purpose, parts, and operation, and such defining features as their decks and trucks.

"A unique childhood gave Nyjah Huston a unique outlook. Growing up in California and Puerto Rico, Huston started skateboarding when he was just four years old. By age 11, he was competing in the X Games and shocking the skateboarding world with his wild boardslides. Learn how the small kid with the big dreadlocks grew into the highest-paid skateboarder in the world"--Provided by the publisher.

An introduction to the history of skateboarding and famous female skateboarders, including Ellen O'Neal, Cara Beth Burdside, Elissa Steamer and others.