Bump: How To Make, Grow and Birth A Baby

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I loved Bump. It has a sweetness that can’t be denied. I admit I’m a later-in-life fan of professional wrestling. I didn’t pay much attention to it until I met my current boyfriend, who as been a lifelong fan. But I have come to respect the hard work and athleticism it takes to be a good wrestler and to admire the stories these athletes tell through their actions. MJ is a fantastic character, and her journey is one that I’m glad to have witnessed. She has a lot of heart and a lot of spunk, and I think she sets a wonderful example to readers of all ages who read about her experiences in and out of the ring. I only wish I could have read this when I was a kid. Her courage would have inspired me to be stronger against the bullies and mean girls I knew through the years.

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Bump is about a girl named MJ (Maya Jocelyn). Her Dad used to call her MJ after a character in spider man. That was before her dad died. MJ’s favorite thing to do is watch wrestling. One day MJ was flying her drone from her window when it scraped against the wall that divides her yard to her neighbors yard. She climbs the wall to get her drone.She has never met any of her neighbors because when she had to move from her old house to the one she was renting she never payed much attention to the houses on the other side of her house. While she is in the person’s yard she sees a tarp over something big. She pulls it off and there in front of her is a real wrestling arena. I loved Matt Wallace's Sin du Jour series, and I love wrestling, so this book was made for me (even if I'm an adult).

There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When a chance encounter with her neighbor Mr. Arellano reveals that he runs a wrestling school, MJ has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, become a wrestler. Once MJ starts training at Victory Academy, she feels like the hurts in her life are beginning to heal. Themes for the classroom: family dynamics, sports (wrestling), grief, mystery, "mean girls", persistence, community, finding yourself Matt Wallace's new book explores the world of wrestling from a different perspective, and it's an enjoyable read even if you have no interest in the sport. The climax is a little ridiculous and the epilogue is a bit didactic, but this one will definitely find fans. MJ is having a bad year. It’s her first year at middle school, which is difficult enough, but her dad not being around anymore is the worst. And she didn’t want to be on the gymnastics team this year, not since she was bullied and felt excluded, despite being one of the best gymnasts on the team. And since her dad left, MJ and her mother had to move out of their house, and now her mother has to work two jobs and take online classes. MJ is a great, strong yet vulnerable main character and you can't help but root for her on this new journey. As a reader with no particular affinity for pro wrestling, I found the story completely intriguing and actually gained a new appreciation for the sport.

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The book is also about finding family and community. MJ's school mates and former teammates treat her like an outsider as a Latina and a wrestling fan, but through training at a lucha libre gym, she finds a family that accepts her as both. As Bump observes, women older than 60 frequently emerged as both faces of the resistance to Trump and a moderating force. More than three in five Americans are angry or dissatisfied with the supreme court decision on abortion, yet the GOP faithful demands self-immolation.MJ wants to join her neighbor’s wrestling school more than anything, and after wearing her mother down, the two strike a deal. MJ has to keep her grades up, and if she gets seriously hurt then she’ll have to stop, but her mother agrees to let her wrestle. Since she’s only 12, it takes her some convincing to get her neighbor to let her in the school, but she wears him down too and gets ready to start training as a wrestler. A moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace about a heroic young girl—who dreams of becoming a pro wrestler—learning to find courage and fight for what she loves. I love how strong MJ is. She understands the pain and her feelings, but she doesn't deny them. She tries different ways to solve her problems and doesn't rely on others to tell her what she should do or how she should feel. The adults in her life are respectful and keep her safe. Wallace takes the world of pro-wrestling and helps readers who may have preconceived notions and stereotyped beliefs understand the sport's positivity and art. MJ was a very likable narrator and I think kids will connect with her feelings of loneliness and anger (what kid hasn't felt that at some point?) as well as her determination to learn and grow. MJ is a luchadora-in-training at Victory Academy, a local wrestling school run by her neighbor who is a former pro-wrestler. (Wrestling like WWF, not the Olympics...an important distinction!). MJ learns how to "dance" (working with her opponent to run through several moves that look like sparring but are actually completely coordinated), how to "bump" (crash to the mats of the wrestling ring without getting hurt) and how to become a new member of this unique familia. MJ is craving a place to belong to, especially as she and her mother are still grieving the loss of MJ's father who was the one who introduced MJ to wrestling.