A review by maddieg
The Flip Side by Shawn Johnson

5.0

This book started out a bit slow for me, but after the first three or four chapters, I really got into the story. I loved how Shawn Johnson focused on balancing Charlie’s life in gymnastics and at school because I feel like it added an authentic perspective to how young athletes attempt to balance their lives and what can happen. My favorite aspect of this story was the romance between Charlie and Bobby because it was super sweet and endearing, but also complicated and messy at the same time. You could definitely see Charlie’s athlete in her when she wanted to fight and work so hard to keep a relationship with Bobby amidst the Olympic Trials and her busy training schedule.

Favorite Quote: “We have the power to make our wish come true.”