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Gr 3–7—Some of the athletes profiled here—Lisa Leslie, Venus and Serena Williams, Nadia Comaneci—are widely known and well represented in similar publications or individual biographies. But Cline-Ransome's title includes a wide range of lesser-known athletes with often fascinating stories. For example, Yusra Mardini, a 22-year-old swimmer, fled her home in Damascus as a teen during the Syrian civil war and escaped in an overloaded boat, eventually settling in Germany. She competed in the Rio Olymp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More