Raising the Bar (Olympics gxg)
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Val Stevens is the hottest new name in American pole vaulting. After winning the U17 tournament, she was a shoo in for the Paris Olympics in 2024. But when she isn't jumping, her love life is a mess, with a cheating ex that seems obsessed with her and a new girl who is both an Olympic rival and seemingly off limits. Sometimes it seems like she should have been a hurdler, since there are so many obstacles in her way to finding happiness both in life and while jumping.
Then again, maybe that Olympic rival needs some help, and then nothing at all could be off limits.
Raising the Bar is a spin off of the book Sushi, with Val (the pole vaulter friend) as the MC
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