In Defense of Cheering
Newsweek has a really good article about the new book, CHEER! by author Kate Torgovnick. It is great to see competitive cheerleading getting national attention like this.
The team is in bad shape. One member has a broken rib. The other, a possible concussion from a nasty fall. A third wraps a compression bandage around a sprained ankle. They’ve been practicing day and night, focusing on their sport to the exclusion of most everything else, and the strain is showing. Their coach is screaming at them from the sidelines. What they could really use is a nice, peppy cheerleader to raise their spirits. The only thing is, these are the cheerleaders.
