This book gives you "real" information. There is personal information that we don't even want to discuss with our doctors. The "Marriage Doctor" made it plain for us to love our bodies, love ourselves. Thank you for sharing!

This book has excellent infomation on the intricacies of the female body and her unique anatomy. It teaches women to understand and become comfortable with their bodies. It highlights the special way in which different woman are created and shaped and helps them to love their body shape regardless of the contempory societal views on the female. It identifies unhealthy femine hygiene practices and dicusses the female body in ways that assist in boosting the female self image and esteem. It is an excellent read for women of all sizes, shapes and colors.

This book will open your eyes to help you see yourself in the same light the God sees you.

As a college cheer coach, and former resident of the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton area, I have mixed feelings about "We've Got Spirit". I have long admired Coach Candy Berry, her staff, and the talented and dedicated cheerleaders that head to Orlando, FL each spring for UCA's National High School Cheerleading Championship. I think the book accurately describes the hard work, dedication, and almost thankless sacrifice necessary to have a truly great Cheer Team. McElroy paints a realistic picture of the time commitment, lack of parity with other athletic programs, constant funding problems, and some of the normal "internal frictions" experienced each season by any team of young adults. I did become uncomfortable reading McElroy's deep digs into the personal lives of the cheerleaders, their parents, school officials and the community in an apparent attempt to paint a "well rounded picture". Some of the personal tragedies mentioned are absolutely heartbreaking. I was moved by the content, but occasionally asked "how can they print this"? Some of my cheerleaders come from far from ideal circumstances at home, and while I am privately aware of their circumstances, I know they would be humiliated and scarred by publishing that information in a hardback book with pictures. I'm sure the book won't play well in Greenup County, as too many names and faces are mentioned, but the book does chronicle the hard work and athleticism of competetive cheerleading. The introduction and epilogue are a "must read"! I finished the book with renewed respect for the young ladies who wear the green and yellow uniforms of a Greenup County Cheerleader.

"We've Got Spirit" gives an honest and touching portrayal of cheerleading and life in rural America. I felt that the book, which was wonderfully written, was very objective and allowed the reader to come to their own conclusions. I don't understand why people (mostly those from Greenup)are complaining! Nothing in the book is licentious or overly personal. I don't think anything less of the GCHS cheerleaders, quite the opposite in fact. The personal details are what made the book so moving. The struggles and hardships those girls in Greenup had to overcome is what makes them so special. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Greenup County should be proud, and those girls have reason to hold their heads up high. This book dispels the myth that cheerleading isn't a sport. It's a must read for all!

A wonderful story of sport and competition. An even better portrayal of young women growing up in rural America. James gives a terrific account of the Greenup cheerleaders' lives and relationships with their sport. I became engrossed in their trials and tribulations on and off the mat. Before reading this book, I never thought cheerleading went beyond sideline chants of 'how loose is your goose...how funky is your chicken.' Now, I can appreciate these athletes' hard work, determination and love for the sport. I can't wait to see Greenup in its next championship competition!