A biography of the spirited young woman who won a silver medal for downhill ski racing at the 1994 Winter Olympics and then won the World Cup titles in 1995 and 1996, before winning a gold medal at the 1998 Olympics.
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The Story of an Anti-Hero,
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This review is from: Picabo Street: Downhill Dynamo (Sports Achievers Biographies) (Library Binding)
This is an excellent book and very well written. It is the story of an anti-heroine who is easy to admire, but very difficult to like. My children disliked Street's arrogance, her disdain for training and the negative attitude that robbed her of the complete success that could have followed her natural courage and abilities. It is nevertheless a great example to show young women how to believe in themselves, to persevere in the face of setbacks, and the importance of courage. The author did an excellent job of portraying how very far Street could have gone if she had accompanied her courage with judgement, and her confidence with kindness. It was particularly inspiring to my daughters.
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We now ski, for the first time!,
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This review is from: Picabo Street: Downhill Dynamo (Lerner Sports Achievers) (Paperback)
After reading this inspiring book, we have found courage to shred the slopes ourselves. The author obviously has a true love of skiing himself, and we think he is way overdue to write a companion piece on Hillary Lind, and to check out the wild slopes of Alaska. We look forward to reading future books from this outstanding children's author! Kudos from Juneau!
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Interesting, inspiring children's book.,
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This review is from: Picabo Street: Downhill Dynamo (Lerner Sports Achievers) (Paperback)
Picabo Street is a very easy and entertaining book to read even for adults. Any child should find it interesting and inspiring. It challenges chidren to have a dream and work hard to achieve it. Rhoda Carlstedt
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