She Persisted: Simone Biles -- Kekla Magoon - Paperback
Author: Kekla Magoon, Chelsea Clinton
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.28w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780593620670
Audience: Ages 9-12
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.