Gina's Balance Contributor(s): Gurevich, Margaret (Author), Britt, Mark |
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ISBN: 1496534476 ISBN-13: 9781496534477 Publisher: Stone Arch Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Gymnastics - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016026554 |
Lexile Measure: 680 |
Series: What's Your Dream? |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.3" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 185898 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Gina, a hardworking young gymnast, moves away from home for professional gymnastics training, she improves her skills but longs deeply for home. Coming from a hardworking farming family in Pennsylvania, Gina feels a bit lost training with the other young gymnast hopefuls in huge, hot Texas. Will she find a way to balance her dream with the place she calls home? |
Contributor Bio(s): Gurevich, Margaret: - Margaret Gurevich has wanted to be a writer since second grade and loves writing for kids of all ages. She has written for many magazines including Girls' Life, SELF, and Ladies' Home Journal. Her first YA novel, Inconvenient, was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens, and her second novel, Pieces of Us, garnered positive reviews from Kirkus, Voya, and Publishers Weekly, which called it painfully believable. When not writing, Margaret enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, watching too much television, and spending time with her husband and son. |