Gravity

I have had this book on my radar for a while. I love reading sports books, and especially when we are talking about elite level sports. What sweetened the deal was the sport involved - boxing. I find the sport so brutal, but reading about women trying to be taken seriously in this world was fascinat......more

Once Gravity found her way to the Cops ‘n Kids gym, a place with no address, she couldn’t stop going. There was a smell the gym of boys and sweat, and it gave her a real reason to hit something and hit it hard. As Gravity got older, she got better at boxing, quickly becoming a young boxer to watch i......more

Book Review Gravity by Sarah Deming Publishing date: November 12, 2019 Read courtesy of Netgalley.com I really enjoyed this book and look forward to recommending it to my high school students. It will appeal to a wide range of readers because it crosses cultural, gender, and pastime boundaries. Deming di......more

**I received this book from netgalley in exchange for my honest review** I thought this book was pretty good, it reminded me of the movie Girlfight in a way, only less romancy. Some of the book was kind of hard to get through which is why I rated it lower than 4 stars, it seemed like the part leading......more

rep: mixed race jewish mc, various poc side characters, very background wlw couple In short, Gravity is a sports novel about a girl trying to make it to Olympic Gold against sexism, a bad home life, and growing up. This book touched on a lot of important topics, but the tone it took was a Let's Talk......more