Eva to the Max - Paperback

by Rebecca Caprara (Author)

A fast-paced, exhilarating novel-in-verse about a young motocross phenom, chasing her dream no matter the risks

Motocross is Eva's life. Nothing beats the rush she feels ripping it up on the course--except maybe the moment just after the race when she removes her helmet, and the other riders realize they just got smoked by a twelve-year-old girl.

While fear of bullying leads Eva to keep her passion a secret at school, she's known in the local racing circuit as "Eva Knievel," a brazen competitor willing to risk it all to win. But when her daredevil behavior leaves her with a bruised ego and a busted bike, Eva is forced to reckon with the high costs of her beloved sport--financial, physical, and emotional.

As if that reality check weren't harsh enough, there's a new girl at school whose arrival not only threatens Eva's carefully crafted school persona, but her place on the podium, too.

Author Biography

Rebecca Caprara graduated from Cornell University and practiced architecture for several years, before shifting her focus from bricks to books. She is the author of The Magic of Melwick Orchard, a Massachusetts Book Awards "Must Read" selection; Worst-Case Collin, an International Youth Library White Ravens selection, an NCTE Notable Verse Novel, and a finalist for the Mark Twain Readers Award; and Spin, an ALA Rise: Feminist Book Project Top Ten selection

Rebecca is the recipient of the 2017 Marguerite W. Davol Picture Book Manuscript Scholarship, as well as the Jane Yolen Scholarship from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.

An avid globetrotter, Rebecca has lived in Italy, Singapore, and Canada. She is now growing roots in Massachusetts with her family.