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Jamie Summers is a talented young African-American skater who dreams of winning national and world championships. Her role model is Brianna Hill, an African-American skater who recently won the national title. Jamie is determined to do whatever it takes to be just like Brianna, no matter what the cost. However, when Jamie has the chance to meet the champion in person, she begins to realize that Christ is the only real role model…. More >>
The Winning Edge Series: Dreams Of Gold
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Book One in an exciting Olympic trilogy!Tori is skating better than ever. But she feels terrible. She’s always tired, and skating seems to completely drain her. One day she even faints on the ice! Tori knows she should tell her mother she hasn’t been feeling well. But the national competition is only three weeks away–it’s there that the members of the U.S. Olympic team will be decided. Tori doesn’t want anything to keep her from competing.Tori’s friends think she’s folding under the pressure. But Tori knows it’s more serious than that. Does she have the courage to face the truth?… More >>
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During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, figure skating nearly lost its edge. The Russian gold medal debacle in the Pair Event publicly revealed the hidden world of bribery and collusion that is standard operating procedure across the sport. In On Edge, former Olympic level judge and competitive figure skater, Jon Jackson, bares the facts of the figure skating world—the image-making and social climbing, the prescription drug abuse, the affairs, the delusions of grandeur, and power-hungry scheming. He takes readers on a journey spanning 20 years through the private hotel rooms and hospitality suites where the culture thrives and multiplies, culminating in the days, weeks, and months following the Salt Lake City g… More >>
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Coach Perry is taking on a new skating student and now Lauren will be sharing ice time with Courtney Reeves. Courtney is the same age as Lauren, but the two skaters could not be more different. At first, Lauren feels sorry for Courtney because she is so far from home and has to live with her aunt while she trains with Coach Perry. But Courtney is so unfriendly – a true Ice Princess! As Courtney and Lauren prepare for their first skating exhibition, Lauren starts to feel anxious. Now that Lauren has won a championship, can she live up to having a winning edge?… More >>
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For Amy Pederson, nothing is more important than reaching her goal of becoming a top figure skater. But just as things are looking promising, Amy’s father is disabled in an accident and her family is forced to move to Texas to be near her grandparents. What follows is a story filled with encouragement and a growing faith in God who Amy doesn’t yet know. The book ends with Amy accepting Christ with the support of her new found friend, Kristen…. More >>
The Winning Edge Series: A Perfect Landing
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Figure skating is the most beautiful and mysterious of all sports. When the skaters are on the ice, every twitch of a muscle and every slip of a skate blade is visible for the world to see. In Inside Edge, Christine Brennan chronicles–for the first time–a season on the skating circuit,
intimately portraying the lives, on and off the ice, of the sport’s current and upcoming stars. Woven into the narrative are stories of figure skating luminaries past, present, and future–including Peggy Fleming, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan, Rudy Galindo, and Tara Lipinski. Revealing the backstage conflicts high-profile figure skaters face, … More >>
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Eighth-grader Kristen Grant fears her family’s decision to go overseas to do mission work will end her prize-winning figure skating…. More >>
The Winning Edge Series: A Surprise Finish