A month after the events of Kenzie Kickstarts a Team (2020), the Derby Daredevils are pumped for their first bout as part of their local junior league. As they prep though, Shelly starts to feel like she doesn't have an important role in the team. Instead, she feels like the comic relief. In a well-intentioned but misdirected attempt to establish her worth to her friends, she comes up with elaborate costumes based on each of their derby personae. When things finally pull together, it's because everyone has established that their unique talents are what makes them a good team in the first place. Shelly's is a new perspective in the series, which began with Kenzie as the point-of-view character, and it may mean future stories featuring the other team members could be in store. Escabasse's cartoon illustrations continue to delight. Rosewater throws in subtle points about making assumptions and communicating one's feelings, and champions the truth that everyone has a unique perspective and brings something to the table, bolstering the book's main theme of teamwork.