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"Strength. Flexibility. Courage.
That's what gymnasts are made of!"
-Melisa Torres             
The Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series is a children's chapter book series. Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books teach girls to be kind to each other, flexible in life, courageous, strong, and most of all, confident. The books set the reader in the world of gymnastics. The characters are relatable and have age appropriate challenges. Each book explores a major life lesson that empowers girls to understand their own inner strengths.​
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I've Got This!
Book 1 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series
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Trista Thompson has just moved to Snowcap Canyon, Utah, where she enrolls in gymnastics for the first time. As an accomplished tumbler, Trista believes learning the other three events and becoming a competitive gymnast will be easy. Trista quickly learns that gymnastics requires hard work and believing in herself. Despite that, she decides she wants to make the Level 3 team. On her determined journey Trista meets friends who help her learn about the sport and share her passion for gymnastics. Will hard work and dedication be enough to make Level 3?

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Nothing Better Than Gym Friends
Book 2 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series
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Savannah has an exciting day coming up. Her first gymnastics meet followed by her teammate’s birthday party. Except Savannah can’t seem to stay on beam in practice and she doesn’t feel ready for the meet. Then she finds out she has been invited to another birthday party the same day as Marissa’s. All of a sudden the big day she has been looking forward to for weeks is full of problems. How is she going to perform in the meet and which party should she choose? 

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Dance is the Secret Event
​Book 3 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series
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At age 10, Paige Green is the oldest girl on the Level 3 Team at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy. In practice she struggles to fit in. Paige secretly likes dance class and wants to beat her teammates and win the All-Around at State Meet. If the girls find out her secrets she is never going to fit in. But at State Meet her team is falling apart and Paige learns that winning as a team is more important than the All-Around. But is it too late to pull this group together?

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Brothers Have Talent, Too
Book 4 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series

​Alexis is the youngest sibling in a large Mormon family of five children. With four athletic older brothers it’s hard to stand out. Even gymnastics isn’t her own thing. Her brother, Drew, is a gymnast too. 


When her school announces a talent show Alexis knows this is her chance to shine. Alexis enlists the help of her teammates from Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy to be in the show with her. Together they work hard to create a dazzling gymnastics and dance routine.

But Alexis’ plans are shattered when she learns that only students from her school are allowed in the show. None of her teammates go to her school. What will she do? Teach the routine to friends at school? Perform a solo?

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Whatever she decides she knows she has to act fast. And the only ones that can help her change her routine on such short notice are her brothers. Do they have enough talent to help her pull this off without her teammates?

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The Kip
Book 5 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series

​Marissa is a gymnast, violinist, and chess player. This summer she is busy in an orchestra, chess tournament, and learning her Level 4 gymnastics skills.

In the past, doing all three activities has been a snap for Marissa. She is hardworking and smart. But this summer she can’t seem to get her kip, a difficult skill on bars. If she doesn’t learn a kip she won’t be competing Level 4 in the fall with her friends at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy.
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As the summer progresses, it’s not looking good. Everyone else is getting their kip except for Marissa. What will she do if her friends move on without her?

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Score Out
Book 6 in the Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series
Carmen Alvarez is new to competitive gymnastics, and it isn’t quite what she expected. Her Level 4 season is having a rough start with silly mistakes and several falls. Carmen continues to work hard. But just when she has competition figured out, she learns she must score a 34.00 All-Around to be eligible for Level 5.
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What will Carmen do if her season ends without getting the coveted 34.00 All-Around? Can she talk her family and coaches into letting her attend one more meet to try to get the score? And if she can get to another meet, will she be able to score out?

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Goal Setting Journal

Goal setting is an essential skill for every gymnast. The Perfect Balance Gymnastics Goal Setting Journal teaches gymnasts how to set goals and provides in-depth goal setting worksheets. It also includes pages for her to record meet scores and to journal her journey as a gymnast.

And because gymnasts are still kids, the journal includes gymnastics themed word searches, skills to color, and inspirational quotes.
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The Goal Setting Journal is a helpful and fun addition to every gymnasts’ gym bag!

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