Loading...
Bump

By Matt Wallace
Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Katherine Tegen ISBN

9780063007987

Bump

load
In stock
SKU
9780063007987J

CONTENT NOTIFICATIONS

Language: Mild Language,Violence: Mild Violence

A moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace about a heroic young girl—who dreams of becoming a pro wrestler—learning to find courage and fight for what she loves.



MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts—like her dad not being around anymore—don’t go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn’t have friends at school to lean on.



There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When a chance encounter with her neighbor Mr. Arellano reveals that he runs a wrestling school, MJ has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, become a wrestler. Once MJ starts training at Victory Academy, she feels like the hurts in her life are beginning to heal.



But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano’s enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ’s new home—and the community that welcomed her—at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?
More Information

Standard MARC Records

Download Standard MARC Records

Cover Art

Download Cover Art

Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)

Sports Middle Plus

Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)

For Grades 5-8

An action-packed level devoted exclusively to sports. These fiction and nonfiction selections are sure to be a hit with your middle-school sports fans. And the hits arrive each month with this 14 book category.

14 books per Year
$284.62 per Year
Interests

Biographies, Chapter Books/Novels, Diversity, Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Reluctant Readers, Realistic Fiction, Sports

Like this book? Get more like this every month.
LEARN MORE