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Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.--

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Main Author: Shen, E. L. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Skating > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Asian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New York (State) > Lake Placid > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Lake Placid (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
New York (State) > Juvenile fiction.
Ice skating > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > New York (State) > Lake Placid > Juvenile fiction.
Sports fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.--
Physical Description:265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9780374313791
0374313792
Author Notes:E. L. Shen is a writer, editor, and former figure skater. Her childhood skating career was not nearly as prolific as Maxine's, but her personality is just as fiery. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in English with a concentration in creative writing. Originally from upstate New York, she currently resides in Manhattan.

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