Stronger Than She Thinks - Kerrigan, Nancy
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In her first book for children, two-time Olympic medalist NancyKerrigan shares scenes from her childhood as she learns how to work hard, to believe inherself, and to land her first axel jump. "A spirited autobiographical story"-Publishers Weekly "Straightforward inspiration for very young audiences."-School Library Journal Nancy (age 8) and her family sacrifice time, money, andeffort into her clear skill, talent, and passion for figure skating. She'sreally good at it, but money is tight while she's learning to land the hardestof figure skating jumps - the axel. And she must be able to do one…mehr

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In her first book for children, two-time Olympic medalist NancyKerrigan shares scenes from her childhood as she learns how to work hard, to believe inherself, and to land her first axel jump. "A spirited autobiographical story"-Publishers Weekly "Straightforward inspiration for very young audiences."-School Library Journal Nancy (age 8) and her family sacrifice time, money, andeffort into her clear skill, talent, and passion for figure skating. She'sreally good at it, but money is tight while she's learning to land the hardestof figure skating jumps - the axel. And she must be able to do one in order togo to her first competition. Her skates are too small, her feet hurt, but try after try,she gets up off the ice and takes another turn around the ice until she finallylands that first (wobbly) axel and then lands it solidly at her firstcompetition. Persistence, hard work, and the importance of believing inyourself are highlighted in this story from the earliest moments of NancyKerrigan's figure skating career. From the author's note: From the earliest moments in my skating career, I faced obstacle after obstacle. But I kept trying. Every time I fell, I got back up. Every time I failed, I tried again. Every time someone told me no, I kept working until I earned a yes.... Eventually, I learned that I had more strength within me than I ever realized. And here's great news-you're stronger than you think, too.
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Nancy Kerrigan is a former professional figure skater and the 1992 U.S. Ladies' Figure Skating Champion. She also won a bronze medal at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Stronger than She Thinks is her first book for children. Arief Putra was born in Borneo Island, Indonesia in 1984, and spent his childhood living at the edge of a rainforest. He worked as an architect until a few years ago when he saw Pascal Campion's art and instantly fell in love with storytelling illustration. Arief is now a full-time illustrator working from his home studio in Jogja City where he lives with his wife and 2 children.