These true stories of courage in sports will inspire and amaze young readers. Jackie Robinson showed great courage in the face of racism when he broke professional baseball's color barrier in 1946. Other courageous athletes highlighted in this book include surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a 2003 shark attack. But just a few weeks later, she was back in the waves.

 

This book is part of a book series called Sports .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 136 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by ReadHowYouWant. com Ltd .

Brad Herzog is the author of more than 30 books for children, including more than two dozen sports books. He has also published three travel memoirs and a fourth book for adults, The "Sports 100," which ranks and profiles the 100 most important people in U. S. sports history. For his freelance magazine writing (including "Sports Illustrated" and "Sports Illustrated for Kids"), Brad has won three gold medals from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Brad travels all over the country visiting schools as a guest author. He lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with his wife and two sons.