Michelle Kwan (Asian Americans of Achievement)
At 13, figure skater Michelle Kwan was the youngest woman to represent the U.S. in the 1994 World Championships. She went on to be a nine-time U.S. champion, a five-time World champion, a two-time Olympic medalist, and more. With clear, full-color photos and lots of detail about training and competition, this lively biography in the Asian Americans of Achievement series will grab fans with the skater talk about spirals, spread eagles, the salchow, and crowd-pleasing butterflies. Just as entertaining are the lengthy boxed insets with information about Kwan's life off the ice, including quotes from her own writings, the story of her Chinese immigrant family, and her comments about winning and coping with failure and disappointment. Detailed documentation is part of the text, and a chronology and a bibliography are appended. Rochman, Hazel