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Kristi Yamaguchi


No. of pages 120

Published: 2007

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Great for age 11-18 years

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As a baby, Kristi Yamaguchi had to overcome a foot deformity just to be able to walk normally. The idea of putting on a pair of ice skates, let alone excelling as a world-class figure skater like her hero, Dorothy Hamill, could not have been more than a dream. Yet the determined young girl, born to parents who lived through the unjust internment of the Japanese during World War II, worked hard, putting in countless hours at the rink and accepting the sacrifices necessary to attain her goal. Her efforts were well worth it: In Albertville, France, in 1992, Yamaguchi's grace and dignity on the ice earned her the Olympic gold. ""Kristi Yamaguchi"" is the story of a woman who has exemplified her motto: Always dream. Whether as a competitor, champion, or the founder of her own charitable foundation, Kristi Yamaguchi's motto has served as her personal inspiration.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 120 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Judy L. Hasday, a native of Pennsylvania, received her B. A. in communications and her M. Ed. in instructional technologies from Temple University. She has written many books for young adults including an award-winning biography of James Earl Jones; a two-time New York Public Library ""Best for the Teen Age"" award-winning book on the Holocaust; and Extraordinary Women Athletes, a 2001 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. She lives in Philadelphia.

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