Freestyle
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–12 · 2022 · Est. 1 hour read

Freestyle

By Gale Galligan

Cory juggles dance, grades, and a surprising new friendship before middle school ends.

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272 pages· 5,481 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Cory's dance crew faces their final competition before high school, but tensions rise as their captain pushes harder. Grounded for poor grades, Cory meets Sunna, a surprising yo-yo enthusiast. As their friendship grows, Cory skips practice, angering his crew. Can he balance school, dance, and this unexpected bond?

From the publisher

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friendship, family, and the last hurrahs of middle school.Cory’s dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It’s the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! The group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things go from bad to worse when Cory’s parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously. He gets stuck with a new tutor, Sunna, who he dismisses as a boring nerd… until he catches her secretly practicing cool yo-yo tricks. Cory wants to learn the art of yo-yo, and as his friendship with Sunna grows, he ends up missing practice and bailing on his crew – and they are not happy about it. With mounting pressure coming from all sides, how is Cory supposed to balance the expectations of his parents, school, dance, and his new friend?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Words
5,481
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
GN320L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about competitionBooks about danceBooks about schoolBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.7
F&P level
~J
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
517551
Publication
Published
October 18, 2022
Publisher
Graphix
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338045802

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