An American Girl: McKenna Shoots For the Stars (2012)
Meet McKenna Brooks(TM), a determined and confident young gymnast, in this all-new modern-day adventure. McKenna(TM) is on track to make the regional competitive gymnastics team but off-track in school, where she's suddenly struggling to keep up. When her teacher suggests a tutor, she's embarrassed and desperate to keep it a secret from her friends. Then a bad fall at the gym sidetracks her from her favorite sport. Will she recover in time to make the team? Can she succeed in school, too? McKenna(TM) needs to focus on her strengths to overcome her challenges - and, with the help of family and friends, find a way to believe in herself again. -- (C) PR Newswire
Directors: Vince Marcello
Cast: Jade Pettyjohn, Kerris Dorsey, Ian Ziering, Nia Vardalos, and Cathy Rigby
50 Movie Reviews
- Great movie. Very touching...it gives a lot of people courage. I have watched it many times and never got sick of it! :)
- Manaiaover 10 yearsSo cool
- I loved this movie!!!!!!!!!! It is about a girl who loves gymnastics, and then she brakes her ankle and thinks that she won't be able to go on the olympics and she has wanted that her whole life. Things get even harder when she finds out that she needs a tutor. Then things end up working out!
- BEST MOVIE EVER!!
- apocheover 10 yearsi love gymnastics and the moves that she does on the beam are pretty amazing:)
- i have to say if you like gymastic you'll love it even if dont
- this is a good movie. you should watch it. there is a McKenna doll and McKenna movies too. I liked it but some other movies are better.
- A truly amazing film. I loved it.
- I liked it but it wasn't exactly like the book. I liked watching her do gymnastics and how she was friends with her tutor.
- The movie McKenna is by far my favorite American Girl movie. I like it because there are some super amazing gymnastic moves that she and her friends do.