AlexiPappasisnotonlyanOlympicrunner,actress,filmmaker,sheisawriterwhoseheartwarmingandlife-affirmingmemoirwillinspireyoungreaders,asshesharesthetouchstonemomentsinherlifethathelpedherlearnaboutconfidenceandself-reliance,compassionandforgiveness,andlossandhope,inthisaccessibleandmotivatingmemoir.Whatisabravey?ForAlexiPappas,itmeanstochasethegoalsthatseemscary.Shehasnotshiedawayfromthechallenge.Inthishonestandhopefulmemoirwrittenespeciallyforyoungreaders,AlexiPappasdetailskeymomentsthathadprofoundeffectsonherlife,includingthelossofhermotherwhenshewasjustfouryearsold,toherformativeyearsatschoolwhereshefeltdifferentfromherpeers,andintoheryoungadultlife,includingtheincredibleyearsheexperiencedin2016whenshemadeherOlympicdebutasadistancerunnerandwrote,directed,andstarredinherfirstfeaturefilm.Throughitall,Alexiworkedhard--physically,mentally,andemotionally,butnotwithoutsetbacksanddifficulties,allofwhichhelpedherlearnaboutconfidenceandself-reliance,compassionandforgiveness,lossandhope.Evenwithgoodthingshappening,Alexifoundherselffacinganxietyandmentalhealthissues.Isn’twinningsupposedtomakeapersonhappy?Howdoesonemakelifebetterwhenitalreadyseemsgood?Alexidoesn’tprovidealltheanswers,butsheoffersideastoconsiderwhenlifegetscomplicated.YoungreaderswillbeinspiredbyAlexi’sjourneytocreateanabundantlifefilledwithlovingfriendsandfamilyandstrongfemalerolemodelsandmentors--whohelpedtoshapethebraveysheistoday.
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