This was such a wholesome story, told through poems about a girl who loves gymnastics but doesn’t like learning and feels like there might be something wrong with her, but soon finds out that it’s her surroundings that got it all wrong. She is such a smart little girl who found her way through school despite her learning disability and fighting to prove to herself and her family that it is okay to be different.
I loved the authors note and learning it’s an own voices story makes it even more special. I also loved the illustrations throughout the story.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book is so AMAZING.
Claire, a fifth grader, is gymnast. She's really good at it, but she has difficulties in school. Her main problem is that she can't read. One thing leads to another, her teacher--who didn't understand her condition--being discriminating and too harsh on her. Her friends bullied her because they thought she's stupid. Thankfully Claire has a best friend who always has her back.
Things at home didn't go easier on Claire too because her mom refuse to believe that Claire has learning difficulties. Good thing there's Bethany because she's a very good sister figure for Claire. She tries to understand Claire's condition and helps her out.

I love the narrative, it's delivered in the form of poems. It's simple and to the point but the story still flows nicely. When I reached the end I exhaled in relief but I feel like it's not enough because I love Claire and I want to hear more of the story. She's such a nice, kind, snappy, smart, talented girl and she deserves the whole world. I want to hug her so bad.

And when I learned the fact that the author herself has dyslexia... I am even more amazed because she did a very good job on this book, I didn't even thought about such thing. Alma Fullerton, I adore you.

Thank you so much to Peachtree Teen and NetGalley for providing this ARC!

A great book about what it is to have a learning disability, how to embrace it and all the different ways one can call themselves smart. The support and difficulty to adjust from other characters was also something that should be talked about to children. Ultimately a short, necessary story with some really touching poems.

This is the best book I have read in a long time about learning disabilities. It is also a story in poetry form. It makes the child with reading problems read better especially with dyslexia. In poetry form it would help the child concentrate on the words better and the result is actual reading, whereas whole sentences will confuse the child. I love how the child is very persistent to get the mother to understand her chikd. It worked out great for the child. Love the book and love the author. Great book for kids to read.

I received a free copy of the book and is voluntarily writing a review

Flipping Forward Twisting Backward is a story written in verse that follows Claire, a young gymnast who is struggling to read due to her dyslexia. She at first believes she is dumb because the letters dance around and she's unable to make sense of the sentences in front of her. Throughout the book she learns and accepts that a learning disability is nothing to be ashamed of.

I love that the book teaches younger middle grade readers about learning disabilities, and highlights some famous people who struggled as well. I believe this will help fight the stigma associated with dyslexia and will help to normalize it.

I, however, don't like that the word "dyslexia" was not used in the story. I think the author missed an opportunity to teach exactly what dyslexia is to young readers who may not be aware of the disability.

Claire is an all around star in the gym, well on her way to make states, but in school she spends as much time in the office as she does in class. And while her memory is excellent, the letters never seem to stay on the page. Flipping Forward Twisting Backwards is the tale of 10 year old Claire navigating gymnastics, her relationship with her mother, and the realization that she may be dyslexic. The poetry is written in a way that is very easy to ready, but poignantly and visually display the emotions of a ten year old girl going through the ringer.

Thank you to Peachtree and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I thought that this a sweet, fairly straight-forward book for younger middle-grade readers. It tells the story of a girl named Claire, who’s a gymnast, as she and the people around her discover that she’s dyslexic. Her mother is initially upset by the possibility, but with the help of her sister Bethany and her best friend Emma Lea, they’re able to show her mom that having a learning disability isn’t a bad thing, but a way for Claire to get the help she needs. It also includes the occasional illustration and is written in verse.

While this isn’t an age category that I usually read, I appreciated the message of this story, and greatly enjoyed the gymnastics element of the story. It was a quick and very easy read for me, and I could see it being a very good book for a younger reader getting into reading chapter books. I personally would have liked to see a little more development in Claire’s acting out because of her learning disability, but I did greatly appreciate that the principal wasn’t overly harsh and recognised she was trying to process her problems in her own way.

Overall, a good in-verse book for younger readers!

A great book about what it is to have a learning disability, how to embrace it and all the different ways one can call themselves smart. The support and difficulty to adjust from other characters was also something that should be talked about to children. Ultimately a short, necessary story with some really touching poems.

A good book for students who are struggling academically. I like that it's written in prose. I think this will help struggling readers. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review.

A touching and emotional story of a young gymnast who is suffering from dyslexia. Was resolved a little quickly for my liking but that doesn't take away from my enjoyment.

Actually the first page I opened, it is surprise me with the unique format. It is look like poem but isnt. It's the Sassoon Book font, design and developed by Dr Rosemary Sassoon and Adrian William.

The second surprise is I thought this book about gymnastic kid and how she build good habits to reach her goal. But this story is more dept and deliver better issues. Claire excels in so many areas, she learning with her own unique way. The way that normal people will judge her as disability.

This book is interesting and very fast reading for me, but it give me a very meaningful story. About friendship, family, trust, education, and self confident. I love how well connected each characters in here and how author give them all depth in simple and short pages. I would love recommend this book to everyone.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with such heartwarming and motivating book.