I bet Thora that she can’t beat me in a handstand competition. A handstand competition? It nearly squashes my fears. I can do that. Easy. “One-handed,” Nikolai adds. Okay…that increases the difficulty. And he’s a guy, but I can beat him. Right? Yes you can, Thora James. Pom-poms are waving in my brain (Go, Thora, Go!) My own cheering squad.