Who Is Simone Biles?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 25, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- A record-setting gymnastics career meets a bracing lesson in self-protection under public scrutiny.
- Themes
- Gymnastics career, Mental health advocacy, Self-protection under pressure
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Gymnastics, Olympics
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Learn about the record-breaking gymnastics career and inspiring life of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles in this book from the New York Times Best-Selling Who HQ series. In 2021, Simone Biles shocked the world when she pulled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after experiencing the "twisties" -- a scary feeling during which gymnasts lose control of their bodies while mid-air. Audiences had expected Simone to dominate these games.
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With seven Olympic medals, twenty-five World Championships medals, and four gymnastic skills named after her, she is considered to be the G.O.A.T. of women’s gymnastics. That summer, however, Simone became more than just a legendary athlete. She became an advocate for mental health and protecting yourself even when the world is watching.
Beyond the Medals
A record-setting gymnastics career meets a bracing lesson in self-protection under public scrutiny.
Come here for
- The tension between Olympic expectations and an athlete’s wellbeing
- A sports biography with a wider cultural conversation
Expect
- Career milestones alongside advocacy for mental health
- A thoughtful look at choosing safety while the world watches
Where it sits
| Gymnastics | 90% |
|---|---|
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 67% |
| Olympics | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Gymnastics
- Authors
- Stefanie Loh
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 25, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Gymnastics career · Mental health advocacy · Self-protection under pressure
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids