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The little gymnast The little gymnast Sheila Haigh With a lot of work and determination, Anda becomes the best gymnast in her class but family money is tight and she must win the regional championship and the accompanying scholarship or give up gymna… OL15145124W
Leverage Leverage Joshua Cohen High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the gymnasts, by members of the football team, until an emotionally and physically scarred new student joins the foot… OL15488099W
I broke into gymnastics camp I broke into gymnastics camp Jorge H. Santillan,Jessica Sarah Gunderson Kenzie is so excited by the first day of gymnastics camp that she accidentally breaks the lock on the gym door--will she confess to the damage or let camp be canceled for everybody? OL16117468W
McKenna McKenna Mary Casanova Ten-year-old McKenna has always been a good student-and great at gymnastics. So when her grades suddenly begin to fall, her teacher suggests a little extra help from a tutor. McKenna is horrified unt… OL16318191W
McKenna, Ready to Fly! McKenna, Ready to Fly! Mary Casanova When Seattle fourth-grader McKenna Brooks’ cast comes off she dives back into gymnastics training in hopes of making the competitive team, but after volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding cen… OL16318192W
Go-for-gold gymnasts Go-for-gold gymnasts Dominique Moceanu Twelve-year-old Noelle Onesti has everything it takes to be an elite gymnast, as was her mother, except the money required to travel and compete since her family's store is not doing well and their h… OL16342293W
Go-for-gold gymnasts Go-for-gold gymnasts Dominique Moceanu Just before freshman year, Jessica, the quiet girl on the Texas Twisters, surprises her teammates by going out for the cheerleading squad. OL16361017W
Gymnastics jitters Gymnastics jitters Jake Maddox Dana and the rest of the Raiders gymnastics team believe that hard work and practice are the way to win--so how will they fare against the Superiors, a team with a reputation for dirty play and cheat… OL16568844W
Cartwheel Katie Cartwheel Katie Fran Manushkin Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out. OL17872180W
Jenny and the tennis nut Jenny and the tennis nut Janet Schulman A little girl, not ready for tennis, is good at her own game, gymnastics. OL1891705W
Arthur's birthday party Arthur's birthday party Lillian Hoban Arthur the chimpanzee is determined to be the best all-around gymnast at his gymnastics birthday party. OL1973317W
Jake at gymnastics Jake at gymnastics Rachel Isadora Toddlers have fun at gymnastics class. A group of toddlers have fun at gymnastics class. OL19980719W
Balance beam boss Balance beam boss Emma Carlson Berne,Jake Maddox,Katie Wood Sofia is used to being the best gymnast at her modest gym in the city. But after a bad fall and injury during practice, getting back on the beam is harder than she thought. When she does come back af… OL20139846W
Aerials and Envy Aerials and Envy Jake Maddox Gymnastics team captain Tamaya Jackson sometimes feels like her hard work goes unnoticed. She finally snags her chance to shine when a local news station does a special report on the team. But nothin… OL20585423W
Better than best Better than best Beverly Lewis Filled with competition fever, Jenna and her gymnastics teammates lose sight of their goal to work as a unit. OL440377W
Cold hands, warm heart Cold hands, warm heart Jill Wolfson After sixteen-year-old Tyler convinces his parents to donate the organs of his fourteen-year-old sister, who died during a gymnastics meet, he writes letters to the recipients, including Dani, who fi… OL5736474W
Tomorrow's Olympian Tomorrow's Olympian Alison Peters To have any hope of reaching her goal of competing in the Olympics, Kelly must not only learn to do a back handspring on the beam, she must also conquer her fear. OL5835188W
Mirette on the high wire Mirette on the high wire Emily Arnold McCully Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear. OL69363W