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    Skate Fearless
    Skate Fearless
    Skate Fearless
    Ebook63 pages43 minutes

    Skate Fearless

    By Jake Maddox

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    PJ got her first skateboard a year before her friend Marco got one. Over the years they've taught each other lots of tricks and encouraged one another to keep improving. But as they start seventh grade, PJ notices that Marco seems to want to spend more time with Ethan and Ty, two bullies who think girls can't skate. PJ decides to prove them wrong and enters a skateboarding contest. Will she prove that she is a fearless skater, or will the boys get in her head and psych her out?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2024
    ISBN9781669077923
    Skate Fearless
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    Jake Maddox

    Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

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      Skate Fearless - Jake Maddox

      CHAPTER 1

      NOT SCARED

      I bet she can’t do it.

      I bet she’s too scared.

      PJ Lundgren fiddled with the chin strap on her helmet, stared down at her brand-new skateboard, and tried not to listen to the boys.

      They were all in the same grade—seventh—at Anthony Middle School, but PJ really knew only one of them: Marco Aguilar.

      Marco and PJ lived on the same block, and they’d been best friends forever. The other two boys, Ethan Byrne and Ty Jones, had gone to different grade schools.

      PJ wished they went to a different middle school too.

      She’s not scared. She’s actually pretty good. When Marco spoke to the two other boys, PJ almost thanked him. Then Marco rolled his eyes and added, For a girl.

      Pretty good. For a girl.

      She snorted. She had been standing on the coping for too long. But she wasn’t scared, and Marco knew it. The wheels and trucks on her skateboard felt a little wobbly, like they sometimes did with a brand-new board. She should’ve listened when her mom told her to warm up on the indoor mini ramp before skating in the outdoor bowl.

      PJ actually loved the mini ramp. It was the best place to work on new tricks before trying them out in the bowl or on the vert wall.

      But Marco had gone straight to the outdoor bowl at Crusher Skatepark to skate with Ethan and Ty, even though PJ’s mom had driven Marco and her to the skatepark. And even though Marco knew PJ needed to get used to her new board.

      When she followed the boys to the bowl, her mom shook her head but didn’t say anything.

      PJ didn’t feel like saying anything right now, either.

      Kicking down on the tail of her board so the front end popped up, PJ looked down at the bowl below her. She’d done it a million times. Her wheels and trucks were going to work just fine.

      She took a quick breath. Leaning forward, she rocked her board on the coping and went for it.

      A split second later, she crashed. She skidded on her kneepads all the way to the bottom.

      Told ya, Marco. She can’t do it. Ethan laughed.

      Getting back on her feet, PJ glanced up in time to see Marco open his mouth to say something. But then he clamped it shut.

      Instead, he skated with the other boys over to the half-pipe.

      PJ brushed off her jeans. Chin out, she walked over to her skateboard. She wanted to stomp on it, but it wasn’t the skateboard’s fault. Instead, she grabbed it and climbed back out of the bowl.

      Skating over to the bench where she left her water bottle, she sat down, tilted her head back, and took a long drink.

      You were holding back.

      Marco’s voice startled her. PJ’s hand jerked, and the water spilled down the front of her shirt.

      She glared at him. Where did you come from?

      Marco sat on the other end of the bench, like he always did. But everything was different now, and PJ didn’t know why.

      Your weight was back, he said. You have to lean forward. Hard. Like you’re not afraid.

      PJ took another gulp of water and wiped her mouth. I’m not afraid. In case you forgot, I have a new skateboard, and it felt funny. I saw you fall too.

      I was trying a new trick. He shrugged. "A full 540 McTwist—you know, one and a half times around—and it was way too hard for me."

      It was weird. Marco was acting as if they were still friends. Best

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