Publisher: Walt Disney Press/Hyperion

Copyright Date: 2012

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 04/17/12

Pages: 240 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-423-13632-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-54768-8

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-423-13632-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-54768-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2011023747

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Gymnastics. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.
Competition (Psychology). Fiction.
Family life. Texas. Fiction.
Houston (Tex.). Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 48,604

Reading Level: 6.3

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.3 / points: 8.0 / quiz: 151175 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:8.3 / points:13.0 / quiz:Q65032

Lexile: 980L

Twelve-year-old Noelle Onesti has gymnastics in her blood. Not only does she have natural ability, talent and drive, but back in Romania, her mother was also an Elite gymnast. So if there's one girl destined to come home with a gold medal at the Junior National Championships, it's Noelle. 

But Noelle’s a worrier, and she knows it won’t be easy for her family to put up the money to send her to the competition. She tries to focus on her training, but when a boy asks her to the school dance, her mind is a whirlwind of dresses, crushes, and family responsibilities. Noelle knows that if she wants to achieve her Olympic dreams, she can’t let anything get in the way. Her teammates—graceful Christina, quiet Jessie, and lively Britt—can’t wait for the trip to Junior Nationals in Philadelphia, and Noelle doesn’t want to let them down.