02494cam a2200481 i 4500 340604968 TxAuBib 20180226120000.0 170703s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2017046405 2017952905 2017952905 9780316472708 HRD 18.99 0316472700 HRD 18.99 (OCoLC)992571919 TxAuBib rda Raisman, Aly. Fierce : how competing for myself changed everything / Aly Raisman with Blythe Lawrence. Fierce : how competing for myself changed everything. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Reverse side of book jacket is a poster of the author. Prologue -- Supergirls -- Cartwheels -- The A Team -- Getting serious -- Meet the elite -- The Ranch -- American dreamer -- Worlds away -- Pressure cooker -- First taste of gold -- Going pro -- Lows and highs -- The Fierce Five -- Golden summer -- The number four -- A gold of my own -- The Famous Five -- Dancing into a new me -- Together again -- The return -- Body positive -- The survivors -- High anxiety -- Doubt -- The road to Rio -- All-around confident -- The Final Five -- A silver lining -- Balance -- The fierce guide to life. Honest and heartfelt, frank and funny, Aly's story is enhanced with never-before-published photos, excerpts from the personal journals she's kept since childhood that chronicle memorable moments with her teammates, and hard-won advice for readers striving to rise above challenges, learn to love themselves, and make their own dreams come true. Grades 7-9. Ages 12-14. 20180228. mam em. Raisman, Aly, 1994- Women gymnasts United States Biography. Gymnasts United States Biography. Women Olympic athletes United States Biography. Olympic athletes United States Biography. Autobiographies. Lawrence, Blythe, author.