I Will Try

I Will TryBy: Marilyn Janovitz Series: I Like to Read Perseverance (and a little help from a friend) pay off for an aspiring young gymnast in this winning entry in the I Like to Read series. Ella is in awe of Jan, the star of her gymnastics class. Jan can spin and leap on the balance beam. Can Ella? Her first attempt is a failure, and Ella is ready to give up. But Jan is a star at friendship too; and with her encouragement, Ella tries again and succeeds! This

are steeped in enmity

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis

especially when a series of tragedies strikes the studio

what is knowledge

Taming a bastard son of a duke will be child's play

But their all-night crop comes to a screeching halt when a neighboring antiques-shop owner winds up murdered in the alley behind the cozy store

romantic gestures

where they lived and joined the native islanders’ fight for independence from imperialist powers

From Prince Philip's gaffe-prone remarks (most of which appear ON camera rather than off) to the 'in' jokes shared by the knowing smiles of the younger royals and the Queen's wickedly dry and often bitingly funny remarks

Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions

Based on years of clinical practice

planning to steer clear of men and focus on her new bakery