A Wonderful Book

TITLE: Mia

AUTHOR: Laurence Yep

COPYRIGHT: 2008

ORIGINAL PUBLISHER: American Girl Publishing, Inc.

NUMBER OF PAGES: 122

PLOTLINE: Mia St. Clair has just recently taken up figure skating, after playing hockey for years with her three older brothers. Her brothers don’t think she’s good enough to skate competitively---they think she should go back to hockey.

But Mia doesn’t want to follow in their footsteps any longer, and she’s determined to show them that she’s got what it takes to become a successful figure skater. And her determination is only doubled when a new coach arrives at the local rink, a coach who was once a famous Olympic skater. Coach Schubert seems to think there’s something special about Mia, and is willing to help her become a competitive skater . . . but in the end, Mia must decide: is this what she really wants?

This is a great book with superb writing and gorgeous illustrations. Highly recommended!

*****

“{Coach Schubert} said, ‘Let’s see your double lutz next. Coach Nelson’s notes say you’re having trouble with it.’

Half the time I botched it---which I’m sure he recorded faithfully.” - Mia