MIDDLE SCHOOL NONFICTION
G/A Coy, John. For Extreme Sports -- Crazy Boys. Feiwel, 2015. 155p. 978-1-250-04944-5. 15.99. A predominantly black and white, double-column text plus small snapshots introduce readers to non-traditional sports. Unlike baseball, soccer or hockey teammates, individual adventurers must be self-disciplined and dedicated to endless hours of practice. They cannot afford to be ignorant regarding the dangers of mountain biking, pogo stick flips or skydiving, etc. Nor can they be naive about the risks (including death) of BASE jumping, ice climbing and slacklining. Informative paragraphs about X Games "heroes," charting of Olympics medal winners and short commentaries by extreme sports' pros make this title a fun browser for middle-school students (boys or girls). Fitting for book talks. E.M. Roublow (ret.)
