Skate Park Plans by Jake Maddox & Cari Meister

Author:Jake Maddox & Cari Meister [Maddox, Jake & Meister, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: skateboard; sports stories for girls; Jake Maddox; skatepark; tony hawk; skating; local government; strong female protagonists; diversity; high interest; chapter books; SEL; social emotional learning; community
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2023-07-29T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

AVANI’S IDEA

The next morning, Avani trudged down to breakfast.

Dad smiled. “Good morning.”

“What’s so good about it?” asked Avani. “We did all that work on the skate park… for nothing.”

“True that,” said Krish. “I’m soooo glad I got involved in local government.” He rolled his eyes.

Dad set his spoon down. “Are you both giving up already?” he asked. “Why?”

“You heard Rita,” Avani said. “She and the others aren’t convinced Oakdale needs a park.”

“So…,” said Dad, “convince them. We have another meeting in two weeks.”

“But what can we say that’ll change their minds?” asked Avani.

“You’ll think of something,” said Dad.

That afternoon, Krish and Maddy practiced the same old tricks in the driveway. Krish did pop shove-its. Maddy worked on her ollies. Avani lay in the grass staring at the sky.

“Aren’t you going to skate?” asked Maddy.

“I’m thinking,” replied Avani.

“About what?” asked Krish.

“How it’s so unfair that we have to drive all the way to Longmont to work on our skating,” Avani said. “Oakdale has baseball and soccer fields. Tennis courts. A swimming pool. Even a disc golf park! So why not a skate park?”

“I know, right?” Maddy said.

“Maybe we can at least convince Dad to buy us a rail,” said Krish just as Dad opened the front door.

“Well,” Dad said, “I don’t know about that. But I can take you to Longmont tomorrow.”

Avani sighed. It was better than nothing. Maybe having space to move around and really skate would help her think. After all, there had to be some way to convince the council the skate park was useful to more than just the three of them.

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