Although Max Turner has been cheerleading for less than a year, she is a rising star at TNT Force, an all star cheer gym in Texas. In just a few months she has proven her skill level to the coaches and fellow athletes every time she steps foot inside the gym or on the competition mat. So, when a new cheer season begin, no one is surprised when Max is placed on a high level senior team. But, Max quickly begins to feel the pressure of her new squad. Faced with learning harder cheerleading stunts, getting to know a team full of athletes older than her, and working with a new coach is a lot to take in. Even for a fast learner like Max. And, as if that is not enough for her to deal with, it quickly becomes clear that someone at the gym is not happy about Max’s spot on the high level team. With the heat and stress of summer and hard conditioning pressing down on her, Max is beginning to question if she is really ready to be on a senior team at all. Without her best friend Lexi and Halley on the mat for support, every day of practice is becoming more and more trying for the 13 year old athlete. Knowing the world will soon be watching when the competition season begins, Max has to decide quickly if she has what it takes to be the cheerleading star everyone is expecting her to be.

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Max Turner is a tom boy through and through. Her favorite activities include hunting, fishing, playing sports, and running around with her neighbors Peter and Kyle. But, when Max meets some girls at the local trampoline park she gets introduced to a whole new world. With her dad's encouragement Max finds herself in a place she never imagined she would be: an all star cheerleading gym. TNT Force is one of the best cheerleading gyms in North Texas, and between the glitter, massive hair bows, and over the top dance moves Max is sure she has no place in the gym. But, as she soon learns, she has skills that even top cheerleaders work years to develop. Will Max tough it out and give cheerleading a chance, or will she ignore her natural talent to stay in her comfort zone?

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TNT Force is one of the top ranked all star cheerleading gyms in North Texas, and for Max Turner it is a place she never thought she would call home. After a rough start to her cheerleading career, she is finally fitting in and enjoying her time practice at the gym, as well as her time performing on Blast, the gyms junior level 3 team. But, the farther into the competition season they get, Max and the other ladies of Blast are starting to falter in their elite level cheerleading. With stunts not staying in the air, tumbling passes not hitting the mark, and competition after competition going by without a first place win, Max is beginning to get overwhelmed by her competitive spirit. Is staying on a losing team with her friends worth the constant defeat? Can her team rise to the occasion and actually win? With Summit, a massive international cheerleading competition, less than a month away, Max has a big decision to make. Knowing that her team is fighting to even compete at a basic level, is it time for Max to leave the gym and go back to playing the sports she enjoyed before she began cheer? With her friends, team, and cheerleading career hanging in the balance, follow Max as she navigates through big decisions and changes that could forever affect her place at the TNT Force gym.

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