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CPB grades 4-8. Captured history sportsGonzalez, Elvira K.
Summary: "A YA memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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Summary: Discusses the life of the famous African American track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: " World champion high jumper Chaunte Lowe pens the captivating story of her journey from an impoverished childhood full of big dreams and devastating hurdles, to becoming a bronze medal-winning US Olympian. Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2023