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Author:

Biles, Simone, 1997- author.

Title:

Courage to soar : a body in motion, a life in balance / Simone Biles ; with Michelle Burford ; [foreword by Mary Lou Retton].

Publisher:

Zondervan,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Biles, Simone,--1997---Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games--(31st :--2016 :--Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)--Juvenile literature.
Women gymnasts--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women athletes--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Christian biography.
Biles, Simone,--1997-
Olympic Games.
African American women athletes.
Christian biography.
Women gymnasts.
Women Olympic athletes.
United States.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Autobiographies.

Other Authors:

Burford, Michelle, author.
Retton, Mary Lou, 1968- author of introduction, etc.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Decision Day -- ch. 2 Spring -- ch. 3 True Home -- ch. 4 Doing Backflips -- ch. 5 Shady Arbor Way -- ch. 6 A Novena -- ch. 7 Leveling Up -- ch. 8 Daydreamer -- ch. 9 Bar Release -- ch. 10 Game Change -- ch. 11 New Normal -- ch. 12 Redemption -- ch. 13 Wheels Up -- ch. 14 Saving Graces -- ch. 15 Just Like Practice -- ch. 16 The Warehouse -- ch. 17 Staying Grounded -- ch. 18 Bora-Bora -- ch. 19 The Final Five.

Summary:

The gymnast relates how her faith and family saw her through several challenges, beginning from her childhood in foster care, and shares the professional journey that led to her earning a spot on the 2016 Olympic team.

ISBN:

031075948X
9780310759485

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1102319180

Locations:

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

PFPC906 -- Eddyville Public Library (Eddyville)