Chance of a Lifetime (Silver Blades) [Paperback]

Melissa Lowell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 1998 | Series: Silver Blades

Book Three in an exciting Olympic trilogy!

Tori and Jill are getting the chance of a lifetime.  They're going to Japan for the 1998 Winter Games--Tori as a member of the U.S.  Olympic team, Jill as an alternate.  They're both extremely excited.

But Tori is also scared.  Very scared.  She has a serious muscle disease that is slowly draining her body of strength.  It took every ounce of Tori's energy just to finish her routine at Nationals and qualify for the Olympics.  Now she must skate in front of the world.  But even walking is torture for Tori lately.  And she knows that if she fails, she'll let down everyone she loves...and her entire country.

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From the Publisher

America's #1 skating series, Silver Blades has over half a million books in print. The only skating series recognized by the United States Figure Skating Association, this is the first-ever Silver Blades mini-series. Gold Medal Dreams captures the exciting world of figure skating as the drama of actual competitions are unfolding on television!

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Book Three in an exciting Olympic trilogy!

Tori and Jill are getting the chance of a lifetime.  They're going to Japan for the 1998 Winter Games--Tori as a member of the U.S.  Olympic team, Jill as an alternate.  They're both extremely excited.

But Tori is also scared.  Very scared.  She has a serious muscle disease that is slowly draining her body of strength.  It took every ounce of Tori's energy just to finish her routine at Nationals and qualify for the Olympics.  Now she must skate in front of the world.  But even walking is torture for Tori lately.  And she knows that if she fails, she'll let down everyone she loves...and her entire country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Skylark (January 12, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055348527X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553485271
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't want to put it down!, November 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chance of a Lifetime (Silver Blades) (Paperback)

This is the final book of a three-book mini-series. The end of every chapter leaves you hungry for more. It is about two girls trying to rising to the top of the world of figure skating. In Chance of a Lifetime, Tori and Jill are competing in the Olympics. Tori is skating with a serious muscle diease against all odds, and trying to be strong when all she recieves is pity. The other girl, Jill, finds out how differently alternates are treated at the Oympics than skaters competing. This book is sad at some points, funny at others, and really a thrilling book overall. It's a must for girls who love ice-skating.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was really great!!, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chance of a Lifetime (Silver Blades) (Paperback)

This book was great and I liked the way it ended.The book shows Tori's feelings,and also had chapters on other characters insights.I give this book five stars,it was the best of all the books in the Silver Blades series.It's great!!!!!!!!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About two skaters who have followed their dreams., April 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chance of a Lifetime (Silver Blades) (Paperback)

This book is about two skaters who have followed their dreams to skate at the Olympics. Melissa Lowell uses her imagination to create two skaters going to the Olympics instead of Kwan and Lipinski. This book is one of a three-book miniseries and of all of them I think it's the best! I'd give this book 5 stars, the first one for the drawing on the cover, the second one for the creativity of the book, third for the surprises, fourth for the adventure, and fifth for the humor. At the end there is a big surprise! Tori, who has a disease that can have her end up in a wheel chair, won the gold and Jill is in third. It was a great book. I'd recommend it for ages 7-12. I hope you enjoy the book!