Touched By An Angel Fiction Series: Delicate Balance

By Martha Williamson

A young gymnast learns that it's not the winning or losing that counts in life, but the "getting up" and moving on. In this touching story, a family must learn together to move forward in life after losing their father. Tess, Andrew and Monica help them face their grief and learn what is truly important in life. The book is based on the TV episode which featured cameo appearances by Olympic gymnasts Bart Conner, Nadia Comaneci, and Kerri Strugg.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Sep 20, 1998
• ISBN: 9781418559830

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A Delicate Balance

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Rebecca, you landed perfectly, said Monica. The only thing missing was a smile.

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A Delicate Balance

Novelization by Monica Hall

Based on a teleplay by

Debbie Smith and Danna Doyle

from a story by Jennifer Wharton

Martha Williamson

Executive Producer

Based on the television

series created by

John Masius

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A Delicate Balance

Book One in the Touched By An Angel fiction series.

Touched By An Angel is a trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license.

Copyright © 1998 CBS Worldwide, Inc.

Novelization of A Delicate Balance by Monica Hall is based on a teleplay by Debbie Smith and Danna Doyle from a story by Jennifer Wharton.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts in reviews.

Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Tommy Nelson®, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Visit us on the Web at www.tommynelson.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hall, Monica.

       A delicate balance / novelization by Monica Hall : based on a teleplay by Debbie Smith and Danna Doyle : from a story by Jennifer Wharton.

           p. cm.—(Touched by an angel)

       Summary: As Rebecca prepares for a big gymnastics competition, she, her brother, and their mother all need the help of three angels in coping with stress and the recent death of their father.

       ISBN 0-8499-5802-4

       [1. Gymnastics—Fiction. 2. Guardian angels—Fiction. 3. Angels— Fiction. 4. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 5. Death—Fiction.]

    I. Smith, Debbie. II. Doyle, Danna. III. Wharton, Jennifer.

    IV. Touched by an angel (Television program) V. Title. VI. Series.

    PZ7.H14725Dg 1998

    [Fic]—dc21

98-11483

CIP

AC

Printed in the United States of America

00 01 02 03 04 PHX 06 05 04 03 02

Contents

The Characters

Introduction

Chapter One

Arrivals and Rivals

Chapter Two

Nobodies from Nowhere

Chapter Three

Calling All Sponsors

Chapter Four

Missing in Action

Chapter Five

Perfect Memories

Chapter Six

T. J.’s Fast Track

Chapter Seven

Leap of Faith

Chapter Eight

The Competition

Chapter Nine

Moment of Truth

Chapter Ten

The Road Home

Endnotes

The Characters

Rebecca Browner, a talented fourteen-year-old gymnast, who has a lot to learn about what makes a true champion.

Peter Browner, Rebecca and T. J.’s father, who died of cancer.

Sandra Browner, Rebecca’s mother, who tries so hard to keep a dream alive that she forgets what keeps a family together.

T. J. Browner, Rebecca’s daredevil twelve-year-old brother, who is still very hurt and angry about his father’s death.

Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast who received an unprecedented perfect score for her performance on the uneven bar during the 1976 Olympics, where