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Swimming toward a dream : Yusra Mardini's incredible journey from refugee to Olympic swimmer /

Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini's happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream--to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra's home--and her pool--were no longer safe. Yusra and her sister set out on a harro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faruqi, Reem (Author)
Other Authors: Enayeh, Asma (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salem, MA : Page Street Kids, 2023.
Subjects:
Mardini, Yusra > Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games > (31st : > 2016 : > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > History > Juvenile literature.
Mardini, Yusra.
Olympic Games > (31st : > 2016 : > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > History.
Women swimmers > Syria > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Refugees > Syria > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Swimmers > Syria.
Olympics.
Refugees > Syria.
Women > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
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Biographies.
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Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: GV838.4.M37 F37 2023
 
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