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214 pp.
| Philomel
| February, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-54747-8$17.99
(4)
4-6
This accessibly written collection presents accounts of eleven female athletes who overcame a range of obstacles, from unstable early childhoods (gymnast Simone Biles) to chronic illness (basketball player Elena Delle Donne) to devastating injury (surfer Bethany Hamilton). However, the challenges are disproportional, equating soccer powerhouse Carli Lloyd's demoralizing penalty-kick miss, for instance, with Wilma Rudolph's childhood of enduring poverty, racism, and polio. Bib., ind.
245 pp.
| Philomel
| May, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-399-17382-0$17.99
(4)
4-6
With Elijah Zuckerman and Gabriel Zuckerman. This accessibly written collection presents eleven accounts of athletes coping with a wide range of obstacles, from Tourette syndrome and OCD (soccer goalie Tim Howard) to unstable childhoods (NBA star LeBron James) to physical disabilities (MLB pitcher Jim Abbott). However, not all the athletes' challenges are equivalent (e.g., Stephen Curry's slight build), and only one female athlete (tennis's Althea Gibson) is included. Bib., ind.