Donna Freitas
Hardcover | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 4.07 | 510 Users | 80 Reviews
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| Title | : | Gold Medal Summer (Gold Medal) |
| Author | : | Donna Freitas |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2012 by Arthur A. Levine Books |
| Categories | : | Sports. Realistic Fiction. Young Adult |
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Joey Jordan loves gymnastics: the thrill of performing a backflip on the beam, the cheers of the audience when she sticks a landing. But even with all her talent and style, she's never quite made it to that gold medal stand.Now big changes shake up Joey's life in and out of the gym. Joey wants to break out some daring new beam and floor routines--but she'll have to defy her strict coach to do it. Her best friend, Alex, is thinking about quitting gymnastics for good. And an old friend named Tanner just moved back to town, and he's suddenly gotten very, very cute. Can Joey handle all the challenges coming her way, and make her gold medal summer happen at last?
Drawing on her real-life experience as a competitive gymnast, acclaimed novelist Donna Freitas delivers both a terrific gymnastics story and a classic novel about stretching some limits, bending the rules, and finding your balance.
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| ISBN: | 0545327881 (ISBN13: 9780545327886) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gold Medal |
| Setting: | Rhode Island(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.07 From 510 Users | 80 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Gold Medal Summer (Gold Medal)
I really liked this book because it kind of takes you through the life of a gymnast showing you the struggles you have to overcome and all the good things that come out of being a gymnast. It also was really is to follow along with what was happening with the character and what she did to help the story move along. I've read things book 2 different times because I do think it was that good.Joey Jordan never wins her gymnastics meets. The younger sister of former national champion Julia Jordan, Joeys artistic skills shine, but dont have the power winning takes. Alex, her gold medal winning best friend is more interested in her new boyfriend than her sport. Even Joey is distracted by a cute boy. Then her assistant coach has an idea that might help Joey win, but it means going behind her strict coachs back. Joey needs to decide what she wants, and if shes brave enough to go after it.
Review originally posted on Heise Reads & RecommendsI really enjoyed Donna Freitas' first book, THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAINTHOOD, and I expected a similar style of a fun, contemporary, romantic book with a teen girl coming into her own and finding her own strength in becoming confident in herself. GOLD MEDAL SUMMER met that expectation in a great middle grades story that is very timely with the summer Olympics coming up this summer. This book was a quick read because it is definitely written
Amazing astonishing, but could be a better ending I wanted Tanner to ask Joey to be his girlfriend.
I loved this book because I used to do gymnastics, so I relate to her life with gymnastics somewhat.
The book gold medal summer written by Donna Freitas is about a young gymnast named Joey Jordan. This book shares the daily struggles she goes through and choices she has to make. Joey Jordan is a elite gymnast, her goal is to do something she has never done before... win gold at a competition. In order to do this Joey has to focus on nothing but gymnastics. Focusing soon becomes hard when an old friend Tanner moves back into town. Also practice becomes a lot harder and Joey loses her closest
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