

Simone Biles: Epic Athletes
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Illustrator: Marcelo Baez
Acclaimed sports journalist Dan Wetzel scores a perfect ten with this uplifting middle-grade biography of gold medal gymnast Simone Biles!
In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Simone Biles dazzled gymnastics fans across the globe with each jaw-dropping backflip, spin, and jump she landed. Her record-breaking performance catapulted her to the top of the sport, and she quickly became a hero to young people.
But well before Simone faced Olympic trials on the balance beam and rings, she confronted real-life challenges as a kid, as she moved in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her grandparents, plus her unwavering drive to make history on the ultimate stage in sports, she grew into an incredible role model and activist for the #MeToo movement—and one of the greatest athletes of our time.
Black-and-white illustrations.
ISBN: 9781250295828
JLG Release: Sep 2020
Book Details
ISBN
9781250295828
First Release
September 2020
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
B
Trim Size
8 3/10" x 5 2/5"
Page Count
160
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion
Topics
Simone Biles (1997- ), Thirty-first Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016), US women gymnasts, Biography, African American women athletes, Women Olympic athletes, Family life,