A Kind of Grace The Autobiography of the Worlds Greatest Female Athlete
by Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Sonja Siepioe
Category: Biography & Autobiography

The legendary track and field Olympian with six medals to her name tells her “inspiring and absorbing” story (Publishers Weekly). With six Olympic medals and five world records, Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been voted the Greatest Female Athlete of All Time by Sports Illustrated for Women. In this autobiography she shares her story of growing up in a poor family in East St. Louis, Illinois; excelling early on in both basketball and track; finding a coach named Robert Kersee who eventually became her husband; and rising to greatness competing in the long jump and heptathlon in four Summer Olympics—as well as battling severe asthma. A Kind of Grace is a compelling read and “an intimate picture of a star athlete and her sport” (Kirkus Reviews).