Reaching High

The Go-for-Gold Gymnasts #3

by Alicia Thompson

Jessie might be the quiet girl on the team, but she's a power-house on the vault. She's tired of her teammates underestimating her, and she's finally ready to show them what she's made of. Get ready for Jessie to follow her dreams and finally becoming an Elite Gymnast.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Fiction, Sports

229 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 19, 2012

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story. Full of heart.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, it's intended for ten year olds and yes it's pretty cheesy and predictable, but it was on the homepage of the ebook library for my home library and I decided it had potential. For a book intended for sixth graders, it reaches some pretty hard topics, including eating disorders, so much that it kind of threw me for a loop. I think the existence of this book and books similar to it could be very beneficial for people around that age and hey, if I was able to enjoy it at 20, then the audience may be bigger than intended.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessie is a quiet but fierce competitor and as she reaches the peak of her career, she gets the gymnastics blues and makes the cheerleading squad. Will she come back or will she try to become popular and forget gymnastics?

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't realized that this book was a fictional story of a team competing for spots on the Olympic team. I was looking for a story about Moceanu. However, it was well-written and I enjoyed sharing it with my 10-year old daughter, who has recently enjoyed biographies of several gymnastic greats.

[BeccyJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reaching High is a fantastic novel which invites you into the life of a competitive gymnast and a bright minded teenage girl. Jessie is a beautiful and talented girl who will inspire many young girls as it did myself.
-Bec, 12yrs old

[Adilynn Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very exciting how the 4 girls had all of their point of view. 😊

[Hanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a good children's book about growing of age, especially, if they are interested in gymnastics. Also, readers relate to the characters either in their personalities or in the challenges they face. The one thing I did not really enjoy is that the book is more about life lessons than about gymnastics and challenges as a gymnast