Life in the Balance
(eAudiobook)

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Published:
[United States] : OrangeSky Audio, 2021.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 22 min.)) : digital.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure:
690L
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Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance. Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock. Except right before tryouts, Veronica's mom announces that she's entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much. Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781662257889, 1662257880
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.4, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
690

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Read by Carrie Burgess.
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Veronica struggles to balance softball, friends, and family turmoil in this new honest and heartfelt middle grade novel by Jen Petro-Roy, Life in the Balance. Veronica Conway has been looking forward to trying out for the All-Star softball team for years. She's practically been playing the game since she was a baby. She should have this tryout on lock. Except right before tryouts, Veronica's mom announces that she's entering rehab for alcoholism, and her dad tells her that they may not be able to afford the fees needed to be on the team. Veronica decides to enter the town talent show in an effort to make her own money, but along the way discovers a new hobby that leads her to doubt her feelings for the game she thought she loved so much. Is her mom the only one learning balance, or can Veronica find a way to discover what she really wants to do with her life?
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Petro-Roy, J., & Burgess, C. (2021). Life in the Balance. Unabridged. [United States], OrangeSky Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Petro-Roy, Jen and Carrie, Burgess. 2021. Life in the Balance. [United States], OrangeSky Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Petro-Roy, Jen and Carrie, Burgess, Life in the Balance. [United States], OrangeSky Audio, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Petro-Roy, Jen, and Carrie Burgess. Life in the Balance. Unabridged. [United States], OrangeSky Audio, 2021.

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