An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

An American Girl McKenna Shoots for the Stars released in PAL territories as American Girl Shooting for the Stars is a 2012 American familydrama film starring actress Jade Pettyjohn, Ysa Penarejo, Cathy Rigby, Nia Vardalos, and Ian Ziering. This film is based on the McKenna books in the American Girl series written by Mary Casanova. The film is also the second in the series to feature a Girl of the Year character, the first being Chrissa Stands Strong, and is the sixth film in the American Girl series overall.

In the Shooting Star gym. McKenna Brooks is practicing her back handspring on the beam. Coach Isabelle Manning tells McKenna that the move shes doing is too advanced. McKenna tries to protest, but Coach Isabelle refuses to listen Then the coach tells her to just stretch. As McKennas feeling depressed, her best friend Toulane Thomas comes over and tells McKenna she was great. She then gets on about how the two of them will get into the 2016 Summer Olympics. Toulane explains that shell be on the podium with her gold, and McKenna next to her with her silver. McKenna tells her that shell get a gold instead. The girls get back to gymnastics until McKennas grandma comes into the gym with McKennas younger twin sisters, Maisey and Mara. Theof them leave the gym.At home, McKenna, Maisey, Mara, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are at the table and talking about Mrs. Brooks business, and how her guitarist didnt show up on his first day. Mr. Brooks tries to convince Mrs. Brooks to let his old rock band play at her coffee shop. Mr. Brooks starts singing one of his songs. Then, Mrs. Brooks tells Maisey and Mara to go to their room, while she and Mr. Brooks talk to McKenna. When the twins leave, McKenna thinks its about her accidentally feeding the class pet. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks explain that Mr. Wu emailed them and said that McKennas grades were slipping. Mr. Wu is concerned about McKennas grades and he recommended that she get a reading tutor from the middle school. McKenna refuses and promises to bring her grades up as theres going to be a science quiz the next day. She starts to read the science book, but doesnt understand it and quits. ........

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