The comeback / E.L. Shen.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780374313791
- 0374313792
- Skating -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Asian Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- New York (State) -- Lake Placid -- Juvenile fiction
- Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Ice skating -- Fiction
- Family life -- New York (State) -- Lake Placid -- Fiction
- Lake Placid (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | SHEN E. L. | Available | 33111009791720 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | SHEN E. L. | Available | 33111010478630 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
E. L. Shen's The Comeback is a heartfelt middle-grade debut about a young Chinese American girl trying to be a champ--in figure skating and in life.
Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn't concerned, however--she's determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing Maxine for her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition. With everything she knows on uneven ice, will Maxine crash under the pressure? Or can she power her way to a comeback?
Set in Lake Placid, New York, this is a spunky yet stirring middle-grade story that examines racism, female rivalry and friendship, and the enduring and universal necessity of love and support.
Ages 8-12. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.-- Provided by Publisher.