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Contains two novels from the "Go-for-Gold Gymnastics" series, including "Winning Team," in which twelve-year-old Britt's family moves to Houston so she can train at an elite gym where learns what teamwork really means; and "Balancing act," about twelve-year-old Noelle Onesti who has everything it takes to be an elite gymnast except the money required to travel and compete.
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For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the...
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Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating-the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Bela Károlyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families-and is...
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Honest and heartfelt, frank and funny, Aly's story is enhanced with never-before-published photos, excerpts from the personal journals she's kept since childhood that chronicle memorable moments with her teammates, and hard-won advice for readers striving to rise above challenges, learn to love themselves, and make their own dreams come true.
12) Simone Biles
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Presents photos and information about Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. Discusses her childhood, training, and journey to the Olympics. Includes a glossary and index.
13) Simone Biles
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Describes the life and career of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. Includes statistics, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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Highlights the life and career of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. Examines the perseverance and hard work that allowed her to attain her dreams and made her a positive role model for others. Includes text-related questions, writing prompts, resources for further information, a glossary, and color photographs.
16) The horse dancer
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A group of girls at Black River Horse Camp start a horse dancing team to raise money to save their camp.
20) D.W. flips
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D.W., a young anteater, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.