Courage to Soar : : a Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

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Call Number: Teen 921 Biles, Simone, Teen Book / Nonfiction / Biography
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen 921 Biles, Simone	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Nonfiction / Biography	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Nonfiction / Biography	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Nonfiction / Biography	4-week checkout	Due 05-17-2024

Foreword: The power of a dream / Mary Lou Retton -- Decision day -- Spring -- True home -- Doing backflips -- Shady arbor way -- A novena -- Leveling up -- Daydreamer -- Bar release -- Game change -- New normal -- Redemption -- Wheels up -- Saving graces -- Just like practice -- The warehouse -- Staying grounded -- Bora-Bora -- The final five.
Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. But there is more to Simone than the nineteen medals -- fourteen of them gold -- and the Olympic successes. Through years of hard work and determination, she has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive, while having fun competing at the highest level and doing what she loves. Here, in her own words, Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team.

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Beautiful, Happy Book! submitted by feshile on June 17, 2017, 2:32pm This is a wonderful book that will captivate you through it's many pages. I recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their interests. Even though I thought I had nothing in common with Simone Biles, I found out that I was wrong.

Amazing!! submitted by eyconrad on June 16, 2019, 9:27am Super motivating and describes Simone's life very well!