Go for the Gold (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 8) [Paperback]

Diana G. Gallagher (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Alex can't wait to try out for the Junior High Olympic Team. She's all hyped up and going for the gold. But the trouble begins when she makes the team with a record-breaking jump -- with a little help from her secret powers.

Now, all eyes are on Alex -- including Danielle Atron's. Everyone expects Alex to carry the team to victory. Even worse, she's so supercharged that everyone near her is zapped with static electricity. Alex is trapped! She's glowing like a lamp, and her secret powers are going berserk. She can't compete -- and she can't back out. Her secret powers won't be secret for long -- unless she takes on desperate gamble...

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Alex can't wait to try out for the Junior High Olympic Team. She's all hyped up and going for the gold. But the trouble begins when she makes the team with a record-breaking jump -- with a little help from her secret powers.

Now, all eyes are on Alex -- including Danielle Atron's. Everyone expects Alex to carry the team to victory. Even worse, she's so supercharged that everyone near her is zapped with static electricity. Alex is trapped! She's glowing like a lamp, and her secret powers are going berserk. She can't compete -- and she can't back out. Her secret powers won't be secret for long -- unless she takes on desperate gamble...

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671558625
• ISBN-13: 978-0671558628
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,697,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fun book about a girl with magic powers, February 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Go for the Gold (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 8) (Paperback)

I like this book because I read it around the time of the Olympics and it was exciting. I like how Alex has magic powers so she can do different stuff. From Erin, Age 8.

4.0 out of 5 stars very well written, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New Year's Revolution (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 22) (Paperback)

this book was very good but if it was a little more discriptive i would of gave it five stars