FLIPPING FORWARD TWISTING BACKWARD Blog Tour
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the FLIPPING FORWARD TWISTING BACKWARD by Alma Fullerton Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Title: FLIPPING FORWARD TWISTING BACKWARD
Author: Alma Fullerton
Pub. Date: August 2, 2022
Publisher: Peachtree
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 144
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
A high-energy novel in verse starring a fifth grader who is almost as devoted to competitive gymnastics as she is to hiding her poor reading skills. What happens when Claire’s secret starts unraveling?
Claire is by far the best gymnast on her team, and she’s well on her way to qualifying for the state championships. The gym is where Claire shines. But at school, she’s known as a troublemaker. She seems to spend more time in the office than in class—which is fine with her since it enables her to hide the fact that she can’t read. She has never been able to make sense of the wobbling jumble of letters on a page. No one except her BFF knows.
But when a sympathetic principal wonders if Claire is acting out because she’s dyslexic, her mother balks. She’s afraid Claire will be labeled “stupid” and refuses testing. Claire has always assumed she’s dumb; she never imagined her reading problem could have a solution. Is she strong enough to take on both her reading challenges and her mother’s denial? Is it worth jeopardizing her spot in qualifiers?
Told in clear and poignant verse and featuring black and white illustrations, Claire’s struggle with something that seems to come easily to everyone else will resonate with readers and have them cheering her on.
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About Alma Fullerton:
Alma Fullerton couldn’t read until she was in the fourth grade. Today she works with students who have learning disabilities. She is the author of several middle grade and young adult novels that garnered acclaim and awards in her native Canada. Alma is also the author/illustrator of several picture books. She is on faculty with the Highlights Foundation for teaching novel in verse writing and is an RA for SCBWI’s Canada East region.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a finished copy of FLIPPING FORWARD TWISTING BACKWARD, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 7/25/2022 | hodophile_z | IG Review |
| 7/25/2022 | #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog | Excerpt |
| 7/26/2022 | The Paperback Princess | Review/IG Post |
| 7/26/2022 | Kait Plus Books | Excerpt/IG Post |
| 7/27/2022 | One More Exclamation | Review/IG Post |
| 7/27/2022 | Two Chicks on Books | Excerpt |
| 7/28/2022 | Rajiv’s Reviews | Review/IG Post |
| 7/28/2022 | BookHounds YA | Excerpt/IG Post |
| 7/29/2022 | @just_another_mother_with_books | IG Review |
| 7/29/2022 | @jaimerockstarbooktours | IG Post |
Week Two:
| 8/1/2022 | Strange Brew Reviews | Excerpt |
| 8/1/2022 | Yabookscentral | Excerpt |
| 8/2/2022 | GryffindorBookishNerd | Review/IG Post |
| 8/2/2022 | celiamcmahonreads on insta | Review/IG Post |
| 8/3/2022 | Little Red Reads | Review/IG Post |
| 8/3/2022 | @enjoyingbooksagain | Review/IG Post |
| 8/4/2022 | Two Points of Interest | Review/IG Post |
| 8/4/2022 | Nerdophiles | Review/ |
| 8/5/2022 | A Backwards Story | Review/IG Post |
| 8/5/2022 | The Momma Spot | Review/IG Post |
This sounds like a book that young readers will flip over!
I love the cover and think the book sounds interesting.
Would love to read this; sounds great and I love the cover!
I know a few students at my school who’d love to get their hands on this one!