Break the Fall
(Sprache: Englisch)
"This book makes you understand exactly what it is like to compete as a woman at the highest level in sport, and it is exhilarating and satisfying indeed." --Holly Sorensen, Television Creator/Showrunner, Make it or Break It, Step Up: High...
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"This book makes you understand exactly what it is like to compete as a woman at the highest level in sport, and it is exhilarating and satisfying indeed." --Holly Sorensen, Television Creator/Showrunner, Make it or Break It, Step Up: High WaterAudrey Lee is going to the Olympics.
A year ago, she could barely do a push up as she recovered from a spine surgery, one that could have paralyzed her. And now? She's made the United States gymnastics team with her best friend, Emma, just like they both dreamed about since they were kids. She's on top of the world.
The pressure for perfection is higher than ever when horrifying news rips the team apart. Audrey is desperate to advocate for her teammate who has been hurt by the one person they trusted most--but not all the gymnasts are as supportive.
With the team on the verge of collapse, the one bright spot in training is Leo, her new coach's ridiculously cute son. And while Audrey probably (okay, definitely) shouldn't date him until after the games, would it really be the end of the world?
Balancing the tenuous relationship between her teammates with unparalleled expectations, Audrey doesn't need any more distractions. No matter what it takes, she's not going to let anyone bring them down. But with painful revelations, incredible odds, and the very real possibility of falling at every turn, will Audrey's determination be enough?
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White-hot sparks of agony light down my spine, scorching over my hips and into my thighs. I grind my back teeth together and clench my fists against the pain, blunt fingernails biting into the palms of my hand.C mon, Audrey, it s nothing. Push through it.
Pounding my knuckles against the muscles of my calves helps distract from the ache as I sit on the floor, legs spread out in a split, waiting my turn.
The only sound in the sold-out arena is the reverberating squeak of the uneven bars lifting up into the rafters. It s been like this for two days. One by one, we go up to the vault or the beam or the bars or the floor and perform while the crowd holds its breath.
I do too. If I don t, it might become too much, and I can t afford anyone noticing how much my back hurts.
Especially not him.
Coach Gibson or Gibby to those of us on the United States Gymnastics national team is patrolling the wells between the raised podiums, watching with an eagle eye for any sign of weakness. He s everywhere all at once, cold and analytical, taking in every hesitation, every flinch, homing in on our weaknesses.
He stands to my left, wearing a red, white, and blue tracksuit, arms crossed over the swishy material.
How s the back, Audrey? he asks.
Great. Ready to go.
His eyebrows rise, and he hums in disbelief, but he never looks away from my teammate and best friend, Emma Sadowsky, swinging on the uneven bars.
Gibby can stare all he wants; Emma won t screw up. He knows it, even as he makes a show of looking critically at her handstands and the distance of her releases. She s perfection.
Something as small as a wince from me, though? That s basically admitting I m in too much pain to go on.
Emma is a great gymnast, but even on her best day she s not better than me on uneven bars. Of course, she s head and shoulders better than me at everything else, which more than makes up for it. We ve trained together since we were three, when our
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moms signed us up for Mommy and Me classes. Now, fourteen years later, we re at Olympic trials.
She s definitely going to make the team. As last year s national and world all-around champion, she s the favorite to win multiple golds in Tokyo. So far Emma s accomplished everything we ever dreamed of as little girls, and now winning an Olympic medal is only a matter of time.
For me, just making the team will be a miracle. The pain doesn t matter. Not really. Aside from the blissful days following a cortisone shot, my back always feels like this. The doctors said I should probably quit, but I told them to shove it. Then I apologized, and we settled for a compromise: retirement after the Olympics.
I only have a few more weeks of gymnastics left. Or, if my next routine goes wrong, just a few more minutes.
With a thwack of her feet against the landing mats, Emma finishes her routine with a stuck double layout, her body arched through the two flips in that satisfying way that makes my fourth vertebra twitch. Or maybe that s just from the roar of the crowd, screaming in approval for their golden girl.
Joy for my best friend floods through me as she salutes the judges and then waves to the fans. A spike of excitement courses through my body. The pain fades to the background. It s almost time to compete, and my body and mind are on the same page.
I still have a few minutes to breathe because about twenty yards away, Chelsea Cameron, the reigning Olympic all-around champion, is about to start her floor routine. They keep the routines staggered for the TV broadcast, making sure the fans at home can see everything.
You nailed that, I say, standing as Emma jumps down from the podium, a fa
She s definitely going to make the team. As last year s national and world all-around champion, she s the favorite to win multiple golds in Tokyo. So far Emma s accomplished everything we ever dreamed of as little girls, and now winning an Olympic medal is only a matter of time.
For me, just making the team will be a miracle. The pain doesn t matter. Not really. Aside from the blissful days following a cortisone shot, my back always feels like this. The doctors said I should probably quit, but I told them to shove it. Then I apologized, and we settled for a compromise: retirement after the Olympics.
I only have a few more weeks of gymnastics left. Or, if my next routine goes wrong, just a few more minutes.
With a thwack of her feet against the landing mats, Emma finishes her routine with a stuck double layout, her body arched through the two flips in that satisfying way that makes my fourth vertebra twitch. Or maybe that s just from the roar of the crowd, screaming in approval for their golden girl.
Joy for my best friend floods through me as she salutes the judges and then waves to the fans. A spike of excitement courses through my body. The pain fades to the background. It s almost time to compete, and my body and mind are on the same page.
I still have a few minutes to breathe because about twenty yards away, Chelsea Cameron, the reigning Olympic all-around champion, is about to start her floor routine. They keep the routines staggered for the TV broadcast, making sure the fans at home can see everything.
You nailed that, I say, standing as Emma jumps down from the podium, a fa
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Autoren-Porträt von Jennifer Iacopelli
Jennifer Iacopelli was born in New York and has no plans to leave, ever. Growing up, she read everything she could get her hands on, but her favorite authors were L.M. Montgomery and Frances Hodgson Burnett, both of whom wrote about kick-butt girls before it was cool for girls to be kick-butt. As a high school librarian, she frolics all day with her students, books, and computers and writes at night while cheering on her beloved Yankees. Follow her @jennifercarolyn.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jennifer Iacopelli
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2021, 336 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Razorbill
- ISBN-10: 0593114191
- ISBN-13: 9780593114193
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
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2021-2022 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award NomineeAn uplifting quest for Olympic victory. Kirkus Reviews
Readers will enjoy both the serious and sensitive discussion around sexual assault, as well as the story's more lighthearted topics of crushes, team dynamics, and the mechanics of gymnastics. Booklist
A fraught behind-the-scenes look at the lives of young Olympic hopefuls. Particularly compelling is the international female gymnasts demonstration of unity against sexual harassment, a show of empowerment in every arena. Publishers Weekly
You will feel every tense bead of sweat, every nagging injury, every surge of adrenaline in Jennifer Iacopelli's superb gymnastics novel Break the Fall. You will also feel the tingle of first love, the heartbreak of innocence lost, and the overwhelming joy that comes from diving into your dream, head first, and giving it all you have got. Most of all you will fall in love with honest, brave Audrey Lee and her super-shero squad Emma, Dani, and Chelsea, and wish they were yours too. This book makes you understand exactly what it is like to compete as a woman at the highest level in sport, and it is exhilarating and satisfying indeed. Holly Sorensen, Television Creator/Showrunner, Make it or Break It, Step Up
With an insider s eye, Jennifer Iacopelli pulls back the curtain on the world s most talented athletes, whose hard work and incredible skills are often overlooked because of their unique ability to make the impossible look so easy. The result is sporty, soapy, and addictive. Sarah Henning, author of Throw Like a Girl and the Sea Witch duology
Break the Fall is the YA gymnastics novel of my dreams, and the very human drama at the center grabbed me as Audrey Lee learns what it means to be a friend and how to stand up for what's right. I couldn't put it down!
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Alicia Thompson, author of Psych Major Syndrome and co-author of the Go-for-Gold Gymnasts series
I flew through this book. I was rooting for Audrey and the rest of Team USA the whole time for their health, for their friendship, and of course for their gymnastics. Reading Break the Fall is the closest I ve ever come to the thrill of competing at the Olympics and I didn t even have to do a single push-up to get here. Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life
A fast-paced drama packed with big emotional stakes. Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately
I flew through this book. I was rooting for Audrey and the rest of Team USA the whole time for their health, for their friendship, and of course for their gymnastics. Reading Break the Fall is the closest I ve ever come to the thrill of competing at the Olympics and I didn t even have to do a single push-up to get here. Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life
A fast-paced drama packed with big emotional stakes. Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately
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