Books with title Balancing Act

Three girls find romance and friendship while working at the most exclusive ski resort in Europe. At Le Trois Alpes, Harley, Melissa, and Lily (a.k.a. Dove) find a place to run away from their pasts. Small-town Colorado girl Harley scored the coveted hostess job - even though she's got attitude to spare. She hopes to start a new life with rich and famous friends - and perhaps a cute guy. Melissa just arrived from Australia and is ready to cook. But things heat up fast for her when her ski-pro ex-boyfriend just happens to make his way to the slopes. And Lily is really wiping the slate clean: With a new name and lowly maid status, no one needs to know about her society-girl history. If the Chalet Girls can manage to balance their jobs, crushes, and hidden pasts, they are in for one hot winter!

The thought of mixing her two cousins makes Vicki Phaff nervous. Joey is a Phaff and Su-hui is a Wei. They each came from a different part of her dual heritage. She has always been able to keep these two worlds separate. When she is in Taiwan, she acts Chinese. In America, she is the all-American girl. With Su-hui coming for the vacation they had talked so much about and Joey coming to make sure they speak English, Vicki finds herself balancing between two cultures. The only solace she has is her best friend Anna, whose parents emigrated from Italy. Anna understands Vicki’s balancing act because she does it herself. Can Vicki balance for two weeks or will her dream vacation come crashing down?

Two mice make a teeter-totter. They’re balancing just fine, but then along comes a frog. Can they make room for one more friend on their teeter-totter? What about two? What about more? Then a big bird comes along and wants to play too. Better watch out! Ellen Stoll Walsh has a singular knack for bringing simple concepts to life, as she does so vividly in this collage-illustrated balancing book that’s perfect for teeter-totterers of all ages.