jade pettyjohn played mckenna in mckenna shoots for the stars.
jade pettyjohn played mckenna in mckenna shoots for the stars.
who plays mckenna in mckenna shoots for the stars?
jade pettyjohn
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an american girl: mckenna shoots for the stars (released in pal territories as american girl: shooting for the stars) is a 2012 american family-drama film starring actress jade pettyjohn, ysa penarejo, cathy rigby, nia vardalos, and ian ziering. this film is based on the "mckenna" books in the american girl series written by mary casanova. the film is also the second in the series to feature a girl of the year character, the first being "", and is the sixth film in the "american girl" series overall.
an american girl: mckenna shoots for the stars
at the presentation run, the shooting stars gymnastics team perform for the parents. when mckenna goes up, she does everything perfectly. she comes to the very end of her practice and decides to disobey the coach by doing the back handspring. mckenna falls and breaks her ankle. when mckenna comes home, she is very angry, as her parents say that the accident will allow her to focus on school now instead of gymnastics. mckenna yells at them saying they must be happy she broke her ankle as she would have nothing to do, but study, and hobbles into her room. she tears down most of her posters about the olympics, and cries. the next day, mckenna comes to school, and mr. wu tells mckenna that he's sorry about her accident. mckenna keeps meeting with josie, and is soon found out by toulane. toulane is very upset that mckenna lied to her. mckenna still goes on a camping trip with josie. while mckenna is reading a little princess, she starts to understand what she is reading. over excitement, mckenna shows josie her and toulane's secret victory handshake in gymnastics, unaware that toulane had been watching. afterwards, josie invites mckenna to go to a horse riding place for kids with disabilities, as josie is going to ride a horse. mckenna first agrees, but then remembers she gets her cast off the same day. josie is very upset that mckenna can't go. soon, mckenna realizes that she should go and does. there, she is surprised to see toulane. toulane says that mckenna showed josie their secret handshake on their camping trip. toulane and mckenna have a talk and make up with mckenna's apology. in the end, mckenna's grades improve. toulane has a talk with her mother, and is allowed to do rhythmic gymnastics. sierra takes toulane's place on the team with mckenna. mckenna makes the regional competitive team, and does well during her presentation at school.
an american girl: mckenna shoots for the stars