
Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids.

So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Whip It meets We Are Okay in this vibrant coming-of-age story about a teen girl navigating first love, identity, and grief as she immerses herself in the colorful, brutal, beautiful world of roller derby-from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens.
