After trying the sliding sport of luge, Lucy is back for another speedy adventure--this time, she laces up her skates and tries short track speed skating. It's not as easy as it looks. When you skate really fast around tight turns, you just might crash! But with her friends at her side, Lucy skims across the ice in a thrilling race to the finish.

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--Provided by Publisher.

It starts with a line. Whether made by the tip of a pencil
or the blade of a skate, the magic starts there.
And magic once again flows from the pencil and imagination of internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee. With the lightest of touches, this masterwork blurs the lines between real and imagined, reminding us why Lee's books have been lauded around the world, recognized on New York Times Best Illustrated Books lists and nominated for the...

Success is earned, never given-and Khalli Davies is on a mission to achieve more than she ever imagined possible! Last month, she passed her very first national figure skating test, and now she's pushing even further into the sport. But in order to make her dreams come true, Khalli has to make some difficult sacrifices and changes to both her training and her lifestyle. Join Khalli as she prepares for her very first ice show and competition! Watch...

Day and night, Callie Cat ice-skates on the pond in her backyard. She loves to ice skate, loves it more than chocolate cake, more than going to the mall-more than her friends can understand. That is, until the Honeybrook Ice Rink announces a contest, and everyone thinks it could be Callie's big chance! Now Callie practices day and night. She wants to win the big prize... doesn't she? Sometimes doing something you love is its own reward, as Eileen...

Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams. Esperanza Flores is "America's Hope for the Gold!" in this sweet novel about a figure skater who gets the chance to achieve her Olympic dreams.After years of practice and competitions, of sit spins and perfect poses and thrillingly high jumps, Esperanza Flores will be skating for the United States. But with...

When you're a champion ice-skater, you have to wait for the conditions to be just right. You have to wait through spring. You have to wait through summer. You have to wait through autumn until... Finally, as the snow begins to fall, you can show the world just how good you really are! From Joanna Wright, the author/illustrator of “The Secret Circus and Bandits”, comes Bunnies on Ice, one very self-assured young rabbit's first-hand account...

This mouse doesn't want to stay in the house . . . even if it's cold outside! For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy! She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. And most of all, Lucy loves to skate, and she's just ACHING to show off her new skill with her friends. After all, a winter wonderland is twice as nice when you have friends to enjoy it with. But the other mice just...

Every year, the town of Linderch gathers to watch the Ice Cream Crown Skating Races, a series of trick races skated on a pond of magically deep-frozen ice cream.This year, fourteen-year-old George intends to win.If he loses, his family loses their house.George's biggest challenge? His year off, with no practice.Or so he thinks.Because this year, something sinister simmers, a dangerous mystery founded on a long-running grudge that stands to jeopardise...

After trying the sliding sport of luge, Lucy is back for another speedy adventure-this time, she laces up her skates and tries short track speed skating. It's not as easy as it looks. When you skate really fast around tight turns, you just might crash! But with her friends at her side, Lucy skims across the ice in a thrilling race to the finish. Lucy Tries Short Track is the second book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, designed to encourage children...