Work with what you got / Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch.

By: Clark, Zion [author.]Contributor(s): Hirsch, James S [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781536224214 :Subject(s): Clark, Zion -- Juvenile literature | Wrestlers with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Foster home care -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Children with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 796.812/092 | B
Contents:
If your dreams don't scare you -- Granny's love -- Who's going to listen to a ten-year-old? -- Under the rainbow -- My feet are grounded -- No way to raise a kid -- Finding my superpowers -- My first friend -- Drowning -- On top of the world -- Champions are made when no one is watching -- The castaway kids -- The street life -- You've tried everything else; try God -- A test of wills -- The jackpot of otherness -- Superhero in a singlet -- Pin to win -- Sudden death -- Following in my family's footsteps -- Victory laps -- Be a Zion -- Trials and tribulations -- Young voices rising -- Work with what you got.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selectionSummary: "Zion Clark has always had big dreams for himself despite the many hardships he faced growing up as a Black disabled child in the foster care system of Ohio. His childhood years were marked by instability as he moved from home to home, experiencing abuse and neglect. And yet his determination and grit pushed him to become an elite wrestler and wheelchair racer. His constant reinvention led him to activism, speaking out about the failings of the foster care system. The list of Zion's accomplishments and accolades is lengthy, but he's not even close to slowing down. As he says,'"Work with what you got! If I can do it, so can you'"--Jacket flap.
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"A memoir"--Cover.

If your dreams don't scare you -- Granny's love -- Who's going to listen to a ten-year-old? -- Under the rainbow -- My feet are grounded -- No way to raise a kid -- Finding my superpowers -- My first friend -- Drowning -- On top of the world -- Champions are made when no one is watching -- The castaway kids -- The street life -- You've tried everything else; try God -- A test of wills -- The jackpot of otherness -- Superhero in a singlet -- Pin to win -- Sudden death -- Following in my family's footsteps -- Victory laps -- Be a Zion -- Trials and tribulations -- Young voices rising -- Work with what you got.

Junior Library Guild

"Zion Clark has always had big dreams for himself despite the many hardships he faced growing up as a Black disabled child in the foster care system of Ohio. His childhood years were marked by instability as he moved from home to home, experiencing abuse and neglect. And yet his determination and grit pushed him to become an elite wrestler and wheelchair racer. His constant reinvention led him to activism, speaking out about the failings of the foster care system. The list of Zion's accomplishments and accolades is lengthy, but he's not even close to slowing down. As he says,'"Work with what you got! If I can do it, so can you'"--Jacket flap.

Ages 14-17.

Grades 9-12.

A Junior Library Guild selection

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