Crowley County Combined Library

Did you know that cheerleaders often use pom poms? Pom poms can be shaken or used to spell words. Learn more about this beloved sport.

On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader-perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she's a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn't just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way. Summer is the only time Maddie...

Emma has the best of both worlds. She's a flyer on the Glitter squad and she gets to compete in the Holiday Classic, if she can hold their new move.

The friendless Althea yearns to be a beautiful, popular cheerleader. She gets her chance when she makes an evil bargain with the vampire.

Reveals the backstage conflicts competitive cheerleaders face.

Brianna practices her cheerleading routines carefully, and she gets frustrated when she can't do them perfectly.

It's the first big competition for Taylor, Abby, and the rest of the Glitter cheer squad. As if the competition wasn't nerve-wracking enough, teammate Sophia is perfect and insists that everyone else be perfect, too, which is bad news for Taylor and her too-slow back walkover.

A guide for children and pre-teens on uniforms and equipment.

Seventeen-year-old Shade learns that friendship can be toxic after she joins the cheerleading team over her best friend's objections.

"A cheerleader questions whether she can quit her mean girl ways--or if she is just rotten at the core"--