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Language English Publication date September 4, 2007 Pages 240pp Originally published 4 September 2007 Genre Young adult fiction Country United States of America | 3.6/5 Goodreads Publisher Henry Holt and Co. Media type Print Hardcover ISBN 0-8050-8023-6 Adaptations Whip It (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derby Girl is a 2007 novel by Shauna Cross. It tells the story of Bliss Cavendar, a girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas whose mother wants her to compete in beauty pageants, and seeks escape in the world of roller derby. The book was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.
The novel was made into the movie Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore.
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