Florence Griffith Joyner

"A chapter book biography of Florence Griffith Joyner, part of the She Persisted series"--

Main Author:	Williams-Garcia, Rita (Author)
Other Authors:	Flint, Gillian (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, 2021.
Series:	She persisted (Philomel Books)
Subjects:	Griffith Joyner, Florence Delorez, > 1959-1998 > Juvenile nonfiction. Runners (Sports) > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.

Summary:	"A chapter book biography of Florence Griffith Joyner, part of the She Persisted series"--
Item Description:	"[I]nspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger."
Physical Description:	59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:	Ages 6-9 Grades 2-3
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780593115954 0593115953 9780593115961 0593115961
Author Notes:	Rita Williams-Garcia graduated from Hofstra University. She has written several books including Blue Tights, Every Time a Rainbow Dies, Fast Talk on a Slow Track, One Crazy Summer, and No Laughter Here. Like Sisters on the Homefront was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She won the PEN/Norma Klein Award. She currently teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults Program. She won the Coretta Scott King awards in 2016 with her title Gone Crazy in Alabama in the author category. (Bowker Author Biography)