Tumbling, Caela Carter
Tumbling, Caela Carter
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Tumbling

Author: Caela Carter

Narrator: Emily Eiden

Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2016

Synopsis

For fans of Make It Or Break It, a novel about the road to Olympics for the world's most elite gymnasts.

Work harder than anyone.
Be the most talented.
Sacrifice everything.
And if you’re lucky, maybe you will go to the Olympics.
 
Grace lives and breathes gymnastics—but no matter how hard she pushes herself, she can never be perfect enough.
 
Leigh, Grace’s best friend, has it all: a gymnastics career, a normal high-school life... and a secret that could ruin everything. 
 
Camille wants to please her mom, wants to please her boyfriend, and most of all, wants to walk away.
 
Wilhelmina was denied her Olympic dream four years ago, and she won’t let anything stop her again. No matter what.
 
Monica is terrified. Nobody believes in her—and why should they?
 
By the end of the two days of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, some of these girls will be stars. Some will be going home with nothing. And all will have their lives changed forever.

About The Author

Caela Carter is an author of books about teens and children. She grew up in Baltimore, MD and Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Caela teaches at-risk kids and teens in alternative education programs. She has an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School in New York. Her previous books include Me, Him, Them and It and My Best Friend, Maybe for teenagers and My Life with the Liars for middle grade readers. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and her puppy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on June 22, 2016

This one really hit the Make It Or Break It fan in me.......more

Goodreads review by Abby on June 01, 2016

Aw, man, I just loved this book. It was right up my alley and it's one that I'd hand to teens who are excited about the Olympics coming up this summer or who are interested in gymnastics or who love ~drama~. Told in alternating points of view by five gymnasts over the two-day Olympic trial meet, it'......more

Goodreads review by Becca on August 07, 2016

If you're wishing for anything Olympic-related, this book is so endearing. It follows five gymnasts over the span of the two-day Olympic trials. Very much Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets Make It or Break It -- only instead of exchanging pants over a summer, it's two days of gymnasts competin......more

Goodreads review by emi on September 04, 2016

I read this book solely as a guilty pleasure read. And though I would love to say that this book surprised me and change my life forever, it didn't. It still is a guilty pleasure read. And I loved every minute of it.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 05, 2016

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight A little disclaimer: I know nothing about the actual landscape of gymnastics. So I can't attest to the accuracy, or any such beast. Tumbling takes place during the two days of the Olympic tr......more

Quotes

"Completely gripping. I felt like I had a front row seat to the Olympic Trials. All readers, especially fans of gymnastics, will love this book and wish it would not have to end."--Miranda Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan

"Gymnastics-lovers of all ages will eagerly soak up this intimate look at the sport."--Publishers Weekly

"Gymnastic books for teens are surprisingly few, and Carter has crafted an intense look into the pressures of this ambitious and all-consuming lifestyle."--Booklist

"Carter has created five memorable characters whose voices resonate long after the story ends."--School Library Journal
 
"A glossary of terms is included for the uninitiated, but those heavily involved in the sport will truly understand and appreciate the nuances of scorekeeping, the politics of team assemblage, and the friends-rivals dynamics that keep life cartwheeling along behind the scenes."—Kirkus Reviews

"An engaging read even for those not interested in gymnastics. There is action, too, as the plot arcs through a surprising climax and a gratifying ending."—VOYA

A Junior Library Guild Selection

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