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Frankie’s thrilled when she’s chosen to skate with Paul in a high-profile competition. He’s a good friend and brilliant on the ice. But Paul wants to skate alone. He wants to keep the spotlight – and the chance to win gold – to himself. It’s a real problem when they’re meant to be competing in Perfect Pairs. Together!
Editor-turned-author Kay Woodward has written many successful books for children including her novel Jane Airhead, the Flower Fairies series and Magical World series. She's also written film and TV tie-ins including The Golden Compass, Happy Feet, Robin Hood and Shoebox Zoo, plus non-fiction titles and joke books.
A tumble on the ski slopes is not what the doctor ordered for aspiring skate star Frankie Wills… Yes, things are not going according to plan for the star of Kay Woodward’s exhilarating Skate School series as she returns for her second term at the ‘Ice Palace’. Thrills and spills at the world’s coolest boarding school are providing some of the ‘hottest’ gossip in town for thousands of enchanted young readers. Frankie is on a roller coaster ride to figure skating stardom but a reckless accident brings her back to earth with a bump!
Lancashire Evening Post
This book was just as good as the first in the Skate School series and I give it 5/5. I really enjoyed it and I can't wait for the third book to come out!