num_pages: 32
description: The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
language: English
title: Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
titlecomplete: Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
genres: Asian Literature, Growth Mindset, Biography, History, Sports, Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Cultural
ratings_count: 240
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Lee & Low New Voices Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Comstock Read Aloud Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Picture Book Honor
publisher: Lee & Low Books