Gabby Douglas by Joseph Dzidrums
At just 14 years old, gymnast Gabby Douglas left behind her close-knit family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to train under Liang Chow, famed coach of Olympic legend Shawn Johnson. The move to Iowa was not an easy decision for the focused teenager. For many months, she suffered serious bouts of homesickness. Still, the girl with the golden smile believed her sacrifice would someday lead her to Olympic gold. A children's biography and Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner, Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph will grab readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast from the Fierce Five took on her way to becoming Olympic Champion and America's Sweetheart.Christine Dzidrums graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Joannie Rochette: Canadian Ice Princess, Yuna Kim: Ice Queen, Shawn Johnson: Gymnastics' Golden Girl, Nastia Liukin: Ballerina of Gymnastics, Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph, and The Fab Five: the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team were among the bios she previously published. Women's Gymnastics Team is a group of women that compete in gymnastics. Cutters Don't Cry, her first novel, earned a Moonbeam Children's Book Award in the Young Adult Fiction category in 2010. She also published Fair Youth for tweens and Timmy and the Baseball Birthday Party and Timmy Adopts a Female Puppy for beginning readers.
Christine is also the author of Princess Dessabelle Makes a Friend, a picture book. Kaylee: The 'What If?' was her second novel, which she recently completed.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781938438110 |
| ISBN 10 | 1938438116 |
| Title | Gabby Douglas |
| Author | Joseph Dzidrums |
| Series | Gymnstars |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Creative Media Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
| Prizes | Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Nonfiction-Young Adult) 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |