Nova Bright and the Comet Flip

Nova Bright has invented the perfect move. Landing it is another story.Seven-year-old Nova Bright can do almost anything on a gymnastics mat - except stick the landing on the flip she made up herself. With the town's Starlight Show just two weeks away, Nova has one goal circled in red marker: land the Comet Flip in front of everyone. There's just one problem. She's been hiding every fall in a secret list at the bottom of her gym bag, and she'd rather quit trying than let anyone see her hit the mat.When a flooded gym, a squeaky backyard trampoline, and a storm-damaged barn all get in the way, Nova's careful plan starts falling apart faster than she can fix it. But a locked cedar trunk in her grandmother's attic holds an old chalk bag, a forgotten tradition called the Wall of Ups, and a story from Grams's own gymnastics days that Nova never knew - one that just might change how she sees every single fall.A warm, funny, and genuinely moving chapter book for readers ages 6-8, Nova Bright and the Comet Flip follows one determined girl, her best friend, her coach, and her grandmother toward a lantern-lit finale that isn't about landing perfectly - it's about getting back up. Ten original black-and-white illustrations bring Nova's world to life, chapter by chapter.Perfect for young gymnasts, kids working through fear of failure, and any child (or grown-up) who needs the reminder: falling down isn't the end of the routine. Getting up is what makes you a gymnast.

Nova Bright has invented the perfect move. Landing it is another story.Seven-year-old Nova Bright can do almost anything on a gymnastics mat - except stick the landing on the flip she made up herself. With the town's Starlight Show just two weeks away, Nova has one goal circled in red marker: land the Comet Flip in front of everyone. There's just one problem. She's been hiding every fall in a secret list at the bottom of her gym bag, and she'd rather quit trying than let anyone see her hit the mat.When a flooded gym, a squeaky backyard trampoline, and a storm-damaged barn all get in the way, Nova's careful plan starts falling apart faster than she can fix it. But a locked cedar trunk in her grandmother's attic holds an old chalk bag, a forgotten tradition called the Wall of Ups, and a story from Grams's own gymnastics days that Nova never knew - one that just might change how she sees every single fall.A warm, funny, and genuinely moving chapter book for readers ages 6-8, Nova Bright and the Comet Flip follows one determined girl, her best friend, her coach, and her grandmother toward a lantern-lit finale that isn't about landing perfectly - it's about getting back up. Ten original black-and-white illustrations bring Nova's world to life, chapter by chapter.Perfect for young gymnasts, kids working through fear of failure, and any child (or grown-up) who needs the reminder: falling down isn't the end of the routine. Getting up is what makes you a gymnast.