She Persisted in Sports
American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Reeks: She Persisted
Chelsea Clinton
- From
- Chelsea
- Clinton
- and
- Alexandra
- Boiger,
- the
- #1
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- team
- behind
- She
- Persisted,
- comes
- a
- new
- book
- featuring
- women
- athletes
- who
- overcame
- and
- inspired--perfect
- for
- fans
- of
- the
- Olympics!Throughout
- history,
- women
- have
- been
- told
- that
- they
- couldn't
- achieve
- their
- dreams,
- no
- matter
- how
- hard
- they
- tried.
- Women
- athletes
- have
- faced
- their
- own
- unique
- set
- of
- challenges,
- across
- countless
- sports
- and
- levels
- of
- play.
- In
- this
- third
- She
- Persisted
- book,
- Chelsea
- Clinton
- introduces
- readers
- to
- women
- who
- have
- excelled
- in
- their
- sports
- because
- of
- their
- persistence.She
- Persisted
- in
- Sports
- is
- a
- book
- for
- everyone
- who
- has
- ever
- aimed
- for
- a
- goal
- and
- been
- told
- it
- wasn't
- theirs
- to
- hit,
- for
- everyone
- who
- has
- ever
- raced
- for
- a
- finish
- line
- that
- seemed
- all
- too
- far
- away,
- and
- for
- everyone
- who
- has
- ever
- felt
- small
- or
- unimportant
- while
- out
- on
- the
- field.Alexandra
- Boiger's
- vibrant
- artwork
- accompanies
- this
- inspiring
- text
- that
- shows
- readers
- of
- all
- ages
- that,
- no
- matter
- what
- obstacles
- come
- their
- way,
- they
- have
- the
- power
- to
- persist
- and
- succeed.This
- book
- features:
- Margaret
- Ives
- Abbott,
- Gertrude
- Ederle,
- Mildred
- "Babe"
- Didrikson
- Zaharias,
- Wilma
- Rudolph,
- Jean
- Driscoll,
- Mia
- Hamm
- (and
- the
- 1996
- Olympic
- soccer
- team),
- Kristi
- Yamaguchi,
- Venus
- and
- Serena
- Williams,
- Misty
- May-Treanor
- and
- Kerri
- Walsh
- Jennings,
- Diana
- Taurasi,
- Simone
- Biles,
- Ibtihaj
- Muhammad
- and
- Jocelyne
- and
- Monique
- Lamoureux.Praise
- for
- She
- Persisted
- in
- Sports:"An
- appealing
- reminder
- that,
- with
- perseverance,
- girls
- can
- be
- athletes—or
- whatever
- else
- they
- choose."
- --School
- Library Journal
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