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Kristi Yamaguchi
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Judy L. Hasday
  • From the Series: Asian Americans of Achievement
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791092887
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9288-0
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 920
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 120

Summary

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.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs. Glossary. Chronology and timeline. Bibliography. Sidebars. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

Judy L. Hasday, a native of Philadelphia, received her B.A. in communications and her M.Ed. in instructional technologies from Temple University. Hasday has written dozens of books for young adults, including the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age award winners James Earl Jones and The Holocaust, and the CBC/NCSS 2001 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People award winner Extraordinary Women Athletes.

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