I've Got This!

Name: I've Got This!
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Melisa Torres
ISBN: 9798350813845

Author: Melisa Torres

Series: Perfect Balance Gymnastics #1

Narrator: Rachel F. Hirsch

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/18/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories, Beginner Readers

Synopsis

Meet Trista and her teammates; strong diverse girls reaching their goals!

Trista Thompson has just moved to Snowcap Canyon, Utah, where she enrolls in gymnastics for the first time. As an accomplished tumbler, Trista believes learning the other three events and becoming a competitive gymnast will be easy. Trista quickly learns that gymnastics requires hard work and believing in herself. Despite that, she decides she wants to make the Level Three team. On her determined journey Trista meets friends who help her learn about the sport and share her passion for gymnastics. Will hard work and dedication be enough to move up to Level Three?

About Melisa Torres

Melisa Torres grew up in San Jose, California, where she trained at Almaden Valley Gymnastics Club for ten years. She then went on to compete for Utah State University where she was a two time Academic All-American and team captain. Melisa says that gymnastics taught her fitness for life. She stays fit by weight lifting and dancing. Melisa is a single mother to two active boys. Their favorite things to do together are skiing, swimming, going to the library, and dancing in the kitchen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cadee on September 07, 2020

"I liked that she made new friends and that it was an awesome book. I will read the next one when someone else brings it back to the library." -Cadee, age 8......more

Goodreads review by Brinley on January 02, 2022

I liked this book. It shows you how to do tricks.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 22, 2024

I thought this was a YA novel, but instead ended up reading a children’s chapter book that was incredibly sweet.......more

Goodreads review by Jacqueline on February 04, 2019

My six-year-old niece and I are reading this series for our own little book club! I love how this series reminds me so much of my early gymnastics 🤸🏼‍♀️experience. And I love that it teaches life lessons that you can only learn from being a gymnast. Such a cute book with likable, realistic character......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 14, 2024

A fun start to this gymnastics series for elementary-aged readers, I'VE GOT THIS features eight-year-old Trista who has just moved to a new town and is starting serious gymnastics for the first time (after previously only doing tumbling classes). Trista's voice rings true as an eight-year-old. She w......more