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There Goes Patti McGee!

The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion

Tootie Nienow author Erika Medina illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Published:1st Mar '21

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An uplifting picture book biography of Patti McGee, the first-ever professional female skateboarder and winner of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship for Women.

When Patti McGee first saw a skateboard, it was a board with wheels nailed onto it. At the time, skateboarding was considered boys' domain - not something for girls to take part in. Despite the jeers, discouragement, and admonitions to be “less like a tomboy,” Patti went on to become one of the most talented skaters around. In 1964, she entered the first-ever national skateboard championship. Patti won first place in the women’s division with her rolling handstand, a move she invented for the contest and that would later become her signature. Patti went on to become the first-ever professional female skateboarder, touring around the country and proudly proving that anyone can skate.

ISBN: 9780374313999

Dimensions: 288mm x 226mm x 16mm

Weight: 420g

48 pages