Nina Mandell with Chris Korman: A FRACTION OF A POINT

Celebrating the launch of Nina Mandell's Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line, with an author conversation with Chris Korman, Sports Editor of The Baltimore Banner!

A Fraction of a Point follows the Bees, a high school gymnastics team from Ohio, throughout the intense 2022-2023 season as the team works toward the state meet. During one of their most competitive seasons in recent years, sports journalist Nina Mandell explores the gymnasts' backstories and traces the legacy of the Ganim family, the team's longtime coaches.

But this isn't just a story about one historic season. At its heart, it's also about the teenagers balancing athletics with high school life, the larger community that supported the team, what it means to compete for the joy of the sport, and the athletes' and coaches' dedication even while facing immense pressure.

Add depth to your love of gymnastics beyond the summer Olympics with this exciting story told by a talented journalist. We'll see you there!

Order FRACTION OF A POINT here!

Nina Mandell is the author of A Fraction of A Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty. She is a graduate of Catonsville High School (go Comets) and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is the former managing editor of USA Today's For The Win site and former digital director of NBC Sports Washington.

Chris Korman is the Sports Editor of The Banner, a nonprofit newsroom covering Baltimore and D.C. sports. He is a graduate of Penn State and the journalism school at Columbia University, and has worked at local, regional and national publications as a reporter, columnist and editor. He lives in Cockeysville with his wife, the writer Julie Scharper, and their three children.

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