Break the Fall, Jennifer Iacopelli
Break the Fall, Jennifer Iacopelli
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Break the Fall

Author: Jennifer Iacopelli

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/18/2020

Synopsis

Audrey 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’ve 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?

About 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.

About Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller is an Earphones award-winning audiobook narrator. After beginning her voiceover career with Asian animation, she returned to the United States and began narrating a broad spectrum of audiobook genres. Her multilingual, multicultural framework brings a particularly unique, clear-eyed, and intimate perspective to the Asian American narratives she specializes in.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on February 21, 2020

Thanks everyone for their incredible support in the lead up to this release and last night at my launch! The Pre-Order/Library Request Campaign is live and will continue throughout the first week of publication, so please submit your receipts! [URL not allowed]-o... Also, if you've r......more

Goodreads review by Sara on August 05, 2021

What a perfect time to read this. Break the Fall follows Olympic gymnast Audrey Lee as she faces the highs and lows of Olympic trials and injuries, falling in love, and dealing with the trauma of her coach's arrest for sexual assault. It's a story of overcoming obstacles to achieve your dreams, surv......more

Goodreads review by kate on January 16, 2020

THIS WAS SO GREAT. I can't count the number of times I caught myself thinking about this book randomly throughout the day, I also can't remember the last time a book made me think about it randomly throughout the day as much as this did. It was brilliantly written, powerful in its message and execut......more

Goodreads review by Beth on August 28, 2019

My daughter is a competitive gymnast, so I speak from experience when I say that finding books - good books - about this subject that aren't just meant for the preschool set is...impossible. Really. A good fiction book about gymnasts just doesn't exist - until now. The gymnastics in this book are so......more

Goodreads review by Madalyn (Novel Ink) on March 27, 2020

Listened to this entire audiobook during a bad bout of insomnia, and I enjoyed every minute. YA about women’s sports is one of my favorite things, and this was so well-done! I know next to nothing about gymnastics, so I can’t speak to the accuracy of all the gym stuff, but at its heart, this is a st......more

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