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74 pp.
| Candlewick |
June, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-1445-4$17.99
(4)
4-6
Six short stories highlighting different sports share one message: to be a great athlete, mind and body must work together. A young gymnast overcomes her fear of doing a back handspring; a soccer team finds success when the girls function as a unit. The book is handsome, with a jazzy layout that forefronts photographs and typography, but it can't disguise the stories' sameness.