by Abira Das (Illustrator), Jeanna Maria Zivalich (Author)
Jean is a 7 year old girl who wanted to join her school gymnastics team. During tryouts something went terribly wrong and Jean was faced with disappointment. With the help of her coach, positive encouragement and support, Jean overcame her temporary set back and never gave up hope to one day join the Twirling Queen's Team.
Author Biography
Jeanna has been an avid writer since her early teenage years and has written several short stories for children. She had wrote poetry that had been published in 1987 when she submitted her work for a contest to the National Library of Poetry. Her poetry was selected and published in: Between The Raindrops" and "Dance on the Horizon." She has also written and published song lyrics for a music CD in 1999 and has written several short skits that were conducted in front of live audiences. Jeanna writes Children stories that are not only fun, captivating, inspiring and entertaining, but also are based on real-life topics your child can relate to. Jeanna Zivalich Books are all available in English and Spanish. Jeanna and her husband John live in Chicago, Illinois.