Grind: An Ode to Skateboarding by Carole Boston WeatherfordTry an ollie; take to the air! Jump and land; show off your flair! Award winning author and one time skateboard mom Carole Boston Weatherford helps budding thrill seekers learn the ropes of skateboarding in this exciting and rhythmic ode to the culture surrounding this extreme sport. Illustrator Nstor Omar Garca Lpez provides graphic art in each spread that depicts the exhilaration, creativity, and freedom of the world of skateboarding. His artistic

Mu learns many things about himself

Stealthy and mysterious

Paul Lehman

and channeling love

Will Potter gives us a comprehensive account of how this epochal development took place

up and down the east coast

outdoor games

the myths that attend them

The witty verse morals that Perrault included in the original edition (often omitted in later reprintings) are retained here in verse translations

His debut novel

"An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship

One fateful afternoon