Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes, by Patty Cisneros Prevo, illustrated by Dion MBD

 

This exhilarating book highlights individuals who showed enormous courage as they faced challenges to their mobility because of various conditions. Blindness challenged a downhill skier; loss of a limb challenged an athlete training for long jump and high hurdles; paralysis following a car accident meant a seven-year-old developed her strengths in an aerodynamic wheelchair…And readers will meet an additional dozen people who discovered ways to address their disabilities and their dreams on the road to being strong athletes. The author Patty Cisneros Prevo herself “became a part of the wonderful community of disabled people” at age eighteen. Her book Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes is a gift to all readers, who will be introduced to brave people who solved daunting challenges. A concise, engaging story features each athlete; stories become deeply personal when each athlete shares a daily challenge and a daily joy. Bold, descriptive illustrations by Dion MBD complement the text, moving energetically across double-page spreads. The world of adaptive sports opens up to readers, providing new understanding and new horizons. Extra pages suggest good language for advocacy in disability justice work, a glossary of terms, a list of resources, and a timeline of the Paralympics. Ages 7-10. Lee & Low Books, 2023.

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