Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas
(2023)
By:
Pappas, Alexi
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/796.42/PAPPAS,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Delacorte Press, 2023
©2023
©2023
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780593562741, 0593562747 :, 0593562747, 9780593562758, 0593562755, 9780593562741
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Adapted for young readers."
Introduction: be a bravey -- Four memories of my mother -- Girl scouts -- The mentor buffet -- Puberty power -- Crush -- My pal, pain -- The rule of thirds -- The Olympics -- Depression -- Glop -- Willpower -- My bugs -- Sorry -- For those who dream -- Epilogue: the end of the beginning
"Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker, and writer Alexi Pappas shares the touchstone moments in her life that helped her learn about confidence and self-reliance, compassion and forgiveness, and loss and hope. Adapted for young readers from Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas (The Dial Press; 2021)."--
Ages 10 up
1030L