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Title Unsinkable : from Russian orphan to paralympic swimming world champion / by Jessica Long, with Hannah Long.
Author Long, Jessica Tatiana, author.
Publisher Boston, MA ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
©2018.
Description 104 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations (chiefly photographs) ; 24 cm
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LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 LW-Children's Room  JB LONG Nearby on shelf  30641005906156 07-20-23  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
NOTE Accelerated Reader MG 6.4 3 195304
Contents Introduction -- The moment I won my first Gold -- The moment I became a Long -- The moment I learned to walk with prostheses -- The moment I discovered water -- The moment I was surrounded by people like me -- The moment I became a professional athlete -- The moment I won an ESPY -- The moment I failed -- The moment I claimed my independence -- The moment I first spoke to a crowd -- The moment I first modeled -- The moment I fell in love with swimming all over again -- The moment I lost my confidence -- The moment I found peace -- The moment I returned home -- The moment I returned to Russia -- The moment I met my Russian family -- The moment I finally won Gold in Rio -- The moment I accepted me -- Acknowledgements -- Photo credits -- Photo gallery.
Summary The champion Paralympic swimmer, born in Russia with a condition that would result in the amputation of both legs below her knee, presents a photographic memoir of the life-changing moments that helped shape who she is today.
Audience 990L Lexile
Subject Long, Jessica Tatiana -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Athletes with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Athletes with disabilities -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Autobiographies.
Add'l Names Long, Hannah, author.
ISBN 9781328707253
1328707253