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Gracie LaRoo is famous--especially to her alma mater! But when they ask her to come speak to the students, Gracie is more than a little nervous. Sure enough, the minute she arrives she encounters the tough principal that used to be hard on her back in her schooldays and then a coach who thinks synchronized swimming is a joke. The worst, though, is finding out she has to speak in front of an entire auditorium of unruly piglets. Will Gracie be able to keep her cool, remember she's a star, and make it through the day?



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Marsha Qualey

Welcome to the world, Gracie Laroo! These early readers (ages 5-7) chronicle the adventures and obstacles Gracie (the youngest member of a championship synchronized swimming team) encounters. Whether she's working on a movie in Piggywood, performing on a cruise ship with her team, swimming for a gold medal at the world championships, or talking to the students at her old school, Gracie wins the day with heart and humor. Marsha Qualey is also the author of several young adult novels that have been on many "Best of the Year" lists, including the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" and the New York Public Library's "Books for the Teen Age." She's won two Minnesota Book Awards for YA fiction, and her novel Thin Ice was a finalist for the Edgar Award. Most of her YA novels and her first novel for adults, Venom and the River, are now available as e-books.Marsha taught for over a decade at Hamline University (St. Paul, Minnesota) in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She is now retired and when she's not thinking up more adventures for Gracie Laroo, she's with her grandchildren and telling them stories.



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