Roller Babes: The Story Of The Roller Derby Queen
by D. Bordner
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Author: D. BordnerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-14
ISBN: 0595376754
Number of pages: 260
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Book Reviews of Roller Babes: The Story Of The Roller Derby Queen
Book Review: From One Roller Derby Queen to another
Summary: 5 Stars
weather you play the sport or not this is a must read for strong, confident women everywhere. I played on a flat track team for a few years and this was an interesting and informative read on the sport. I also was fascinated with the sport in the 70's and am grateful that I got to actually play the sport and meet some of the legends of roller derby. I was thankful to be coached by a derby legend.
I have always loved watching movies about the sport and now am glad someone finally wrote a book like this. Once you start reading this book you will not be able to put it done. Smashing!
Coco Chahell
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Summary of Roller Babes: The Story Of The Roller Derby Queen
After tightening her laces with shaking hands, Lottie glanced at the other skaters, who had already rolled awkwardly around the big track. Each skater?s unsteady movements made a low rumble sound that reverberated throughout the empty Armory. The pounding of skates on the wooden surface made it difficult to hear normal voices. The skaters glided and stretched their legs; up on the big track each person appeared larger than life. Lottie noticed that the guys looked so much bigger and faster than the small group of girls. Maybe, she thought, her father was right.What A League of Their Own is to women's baseball, Roller Babes is to women's professional roller derby.
Set in the 1950s, Roller Babes dramatically captures the story of Lottie Karla Zimmerman?s inspirational rise from the tenements of the Bronx to her stardom as the Roller Derby queen. Her road is anything but smooth as she tangles with love, loss, and the ?bad? girls of the banked track.
The widely watched yet underappreciated sport of Roller Derby comes to life in Roller Babes, reminding us not only of a simpler time but also of the power of the human spirit to overcome enormous obstacles.
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