Product Description

Twelve-year-old Laura Lee and her partner Patrick have their sights set on the Junior Pair Skating Championship in Montreal. But when a training accident puts Patrick out of action, Laura has to find a new partner at the last moment. There's a kid at the rink with natural talent, but no training. Can Laura make him into the perfect partner in just one month? In the high-pressure world of sport, talent isn't the only thing you need to be a winner. This fast-paced series series features girls who have a dream - to be unbeatable! Other title in the series include: Game Set and Match, Kick-Off & Slam Dunk.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #155930 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Jenny Oldfield (writing as Donna King) is a best-selling author of children's series fiction, including the Horses of Half-Moon Ranch series and Animal Ark (Hodder). Over a million copies of her books have sold around the world. She is the compiler of The Kingfisher Book of Horse and Pony Stories (2005). She lives in Ilkely, Yorkshire.

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
DOUBLE TWIST finds Laura and Patrick gearing up to compete in an ice-dancing championship in Montreal. This time, they expect a medal. Their excitement overpowers the strenuous workouts, until an accident ruins their plans. When Patrick goes down, his knee prevents him from dancing again, until after the competition. Laura sinks into depression, until she thinks of a brilliant plan to stay in the competition.

During normal skating hours at the rink, Laura spies one boy showing off his footwork. He looks like he has all the right moves, and with a little work, she has a new skating partner. Keeping him as a partner is an entirely different matter. Boys tease him about ice-dancing, but Laura finds a way to make it more appealing. Together Laura and Scott work on a hip-hop ice-dancing routine. The uniqueness of their dancing could ultimately blow up in their faces, but they're willing to work like crazy and have a little fun to try something completely new.

This novel is great fun and will be popular with girls looking for more sport books. The book, set in the U.K., is half-
Americanized, making the reader wonder exactly where it is located. At the championship, Scott and Laura are announced as the team from the U.K., but it's never revealed beforehand. Words like Mum and soccer make it a little bit hard for the reader to figure out the setting. However, this slight issue did not take away from the enjoyment of the book.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel