Bad Break

by Elizabeth Levy

The Gymnasts (6)

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After her broken leg heals Cindi confides that she feels shaky. The fear she feels every time she tries to do gymnastics is even more scary than breaking her leg. She's afraid she'll never be able to perform the way that she used to. Does it mean Cindi doesn't have what it takes to be a gymnast?

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This series is a bit cheesy but I loved it growing up because I always wanted to take gymnastics but we did not have the funds to afford it. It is fairly realistic in the level of skill that girls obtain and it gives you plenty of gymnastics whilst still allowing for real lie stories and difficulties in the books.

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Elizabeth Levy was born and grew up in Buffalo, New York. She attended Brown University, majoring in history. After graduation, Levy went to New York City and worked as a researcher for Howard Cosell at ABC-TV and then for Senator Robert Kennedy. She has been writing for nearly thirty years and has written over 80 books. Levy has won the Georgia show more State Award, the Maryland State Award and was a Virginia State Award Nominee in 2001 for My Life as a Fifth Grade Comedian, she was on the ABA Pick of the Lists in 2000 for Seventh Grade Tango. Levy also appeared in the New York Public Library 100 Best Books of 1997, was an Arkansas State Award, Runner Up in 1992, was Nominated for the Florida Sunshine State Award, the New Mexico, Land of Enchantment Award, and the Nevada Award, for Keep Ms. Sugarman in the Fourth Grade. She earned a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year in 1977 for Struggle and Lose, Struggle and Win: The United Mineworkers Story and an Outstanding Science book for Children from the National Science Teachers Association, for Before You Were Three in 1977. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Bad Break
Original publication date
1989
People/Characters
Cindi Jockett; Lauren Baca; Jodi Sutton; Darlene Broderick; Patrick Harmon; Ashley (show all 8); Ti An Truong; Becky Dyson
Important places
Evergreen Gymnastics Academy
Dedication
To Sukey, David, and Willie.
It's a lucky break you're my neighbors.
First words
"Cindi, it's easy," said Patrick. "Just do it and then we're done for the day."
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Maybe it took a bad break to teach me that. Some breaks aren't all bad

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Children's Books, Kids, Fiction and Literature

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Languages
English
Media
Paper
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