She Persisted: Simone Biles -- Kekla Magoon, Hardcover
Author: Kekla Magoon, Chelsea Clinton
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.28w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780593620663
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 87
About the Author
Kekla Magoon (keklamagoon.com) writes novels and nonfiction for young readers, including The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy, Today the World Is Watching You: The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for School Integration 1957-58, The Season of Styx Malone, and The Rock and the River. She has received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, and been long listed for the National Book Award. Kekla conducts school and library visits nationwide. She holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty. You can follow Kekla Magoon on Twitter @keklamagoon.