Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

by Simone Biles, Michelle Burford

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Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML: In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world�??and how you too can overcome challenges in your life. Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever since�??including 25 World Championship medals. But there is more to Simone than her accomplishments. In this book Simone shares: how she has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive the ways she's continued competing at the highest level and having fun doing what she loves a behind-the-scenes looks at gymnastics events, including the Olympics the events and challenges that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic team Along the way, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story�??one filled with daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to even the most unlikely of dreams. Courage to Soar: presents a positive role model for young girls, whether athletes or not is an ideal gift for birthdays, holidays, or to celebrate important achievements is perfect for school assignments and reports is an inspirational story for fans of gymnastics or any sport contains an eight-page, full-color photo insert… (more)

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I loved hearing her full story. She is my fav. gymnast but seeing how her story went and how she became the best gymnast was pretty cool. Such a inspiring read :) (

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lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |

I loved hearing her full story. She is my fav. gymnast but seeing how her story went and how she became the best gymnast was pretty cool. Such a inspiring read :) (

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lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |

Really great autobiography by/with Simone Biles. Comes across as a really delightful and dedicated human being, with a spectacular family behind her. Her story is interesting and inspiring. (

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jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |

Funny and sweet this was a quick, fun read. Simone's personality really came through, and it was interesting to read about her training and all the amazing effort and sacrifice that contributed to her skills. (

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bookbrig | Aug 5, 2020 |

This is a book about Simone Biles. When she was a child her and her siblings (Ashley, Tevin, and Adria) had to go and live with her grandparents because her mom was a drug addict. Eventually her grandparents have custody of her and she calls them Mom and Dad. When she is 6 she goes to gymnastics for the first time. She continues it and becomes an elite gymnast at 18. She goes to her first World Championship at age 15. She continues to be one of the best gymnast for the next 2 1/2 years leading up to the 2016 Olympics. At the olympics she wins 4 gold medals (Team all-around, individual all-around, floor, and vault.) and 1 bronze medal (balance beam). She continues to do incredibly at the World Championships and at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart she becomes the most decorated gymnast of all time.

I thought this book was pretty well done. It seemed pretty genuine which can be a problem in some biographies. She did a good job explaining different things about gymnastics. She also told stories about when she was younger. The book explained different workouts that she had to do and the things she had to give up to become an elite gymnast . (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Biles, Simone	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Burford, Michelle	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Retton, Mary Lou	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:

In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world�??and how you too can overcome challenges in your life.

Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever since�??including 25 World Championship medals. But there is more to Simone than her accomplishments.

In this book Simone shares:

how she has relied on her faith and family to stay focused and positive the ways she's continued competing at the highest level and having fun doing what she loves a behind-the-scenes looks at gymnastics events, including the Olympics the events and challenges that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic team Along the way, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story�??one filled with daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to even the most unlikely of dreams.

Courage to Soar:

presents a positive role model for young girls, whether athletes or not is an ideal gift for birthdays, holidays, or to celebrate important achievements is perfect for school assignments and reports is an inspirational story for fans of gymnastics or any sport contains an eight-page, full-color photo insert

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