Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
Brand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Categories: Books, Teen & Young Adult, Biographies



Grade level: 7 and up
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
Reading age: 12 years and up
ISBN-13: 978-0316472685
ISBN-10: 0316472689
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Print length: 368 pages
Publication date: November 13, 2018
Lexile measure: 940L
Language: English
subtitle: Paperback – November 13, 2018
author: Visit Amazon's Aly Raisman Page search results Aly Raisman
review: Editorial Reviews Review A New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Best YA book of 2017 "Aly Raisman is fierce in every sense of the word. Her story is one of persistence, hardship, triumph and leadership and Fierce is both inspiring and illuminating."― Billie Jean King, Founder, Women's Sports Foundation "Aly's success as a gymnast is no doubt incredible. But Fierce gives an intimate look into her journey not just as an athlete, but as an impressive and powerful young woman. She's a role model to our daughters, an incredible friend, and the embodiment of bravery and girl power!"― Nick Swisher and JoAnna Garcia Swisher "An appealing, readable memoir for more than just future gymnasts."― Kirkus Reviews "...an accessible memoir, of an inspirational bent...with some vital, tender discussion of her experience of sexual assault included as well. It's a book of (appropriately) fierce advocacy." ― Entertainment Weekly "...lively and straightforward...Raisman's inspiring and enlightening story belongs in every teen biography collection."― SLJ About the Author Aly Raisman is a gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnast who captained the U.S. team to victories in 2012 and 2016. She has won six Olympic medals overall, and was a member of two gold-medal-winning World Championships teams. A native of Needham, Massachusetts, Aly's love for the sport can be traced back to a "mommy & me" gymnastics class she took as an eighteen-month-old. Aly is a leader on and off the floor, and a fierce advocate for body positivity.