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A guide for children and pre-teens on the basics of cheerleading.

When a family tragedy occurs, ten-year-old Alyssa "Blister" Reed changes schools, moves to an apartment with her depressed mother while her father gets his own place, and tries to believe her grandmother, who tells her she is "elastic" and can handle it all.

At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward reaction of her classmates, the rejection of her boyfriend, the discovery that her best friend, Polly, is gay, and above all the need to remember what happened so that the guilty boy can be brought to justice.

As a brunette on the all-blonde cheerleading squad at her new Florida high school, sophomore Annisa Gobrowski tries to fit in with her popular teammates without losing the friendship of Bethany, the only other non-blonde at the school.

Uprooted from her happy life in Beverly Hills, Pru is furious when her parents move her to Salem, a witching community, and tell her that she can't use her witch skills when she attends Agatha's Day School for Witches, especially when all the others are using them freely - even during the cheerleading try-outs!

Finding herself at a cheerleading camp is a dream come true for Keisha-and then she gets named squad leader! She knows she can teach the girls her tough pyramid stunt, but why won't they listen?

Cheerleading is a mix of dedication, strength, and talent. It's art and sport wrapped into one, and any courtside or competitive performance is the result of practice, creativity, camaraderie, and more practice -- plus a lot of fun! Commit yourself to taking your cheer ambitions to the next level, and you'll uncover how rewarding this high-intensity activity can be. The Ultimate Guide to Cheerleading has everything you need to be a successful participant...

When the Pretty Committee deems its boy-fast null and void, boy fever sweeps through BOCD. What better way to back handspring into new crush Dempsey's heart than cheer for him on the soccer field? And just like that, Massie forms BOCD's first cheerleading squad.

"Provides basic information about cheerleading"--

Julie is nervous about starting a new school. Luckily for her, she already knows someone there: Her best friend, Ava. When Ava offers to help her practice for cheerleading tryouts, Julia jumps at the chance. But only one girl can become captain of the squad. If Julia is chosen, is their friendship strong enough to survive?