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Celebrate the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 with a special booklist. Books penned by Olympians, Paralympians, and about the journey to success!

Young Adult

• A Chance for Rain: A Novel  by Tricia Downing
• Cycle of Hope: A Journey from Paralysis to Possibility by Tricia Downing
• Beneath the Surface  by  Michael Phelps  (Author), Brian Cazeneuve,  Bob Costas 
• No Limits: The Will to Succeed  by Michael Phelps 
• Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles
• Letters to a Young Athlete by Chris Bosh

Adult

• Wheels of Courage  by David Davis 
• Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstances  by Mallory Weggemann 
• Gold Medal Strategies: Business Lessons From America's Miracle Team by  Jim Craig
• Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption by David Boudia
• Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion by Tamika Catchings
• Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith and Raising the Bar by Gabby Douglas and Michelle Burford
• Modern Eventing With Phillip Dutton: The Complete Resource — Training, Conditioning, and Competing in All Three Phases by Phillip Dutton
• Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian by Anthony Ervin
• Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes; a cookbook by Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky
• Relentless Spirit: The Unconventional Raising of a Champion by Missy Franklin
• In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court by Brittney Griner
• I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Laurie Hernandez
• Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner by Meb Keflezighi
• When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd
• Family Power: The True Story of How ‘The First Family of Taekwondo’ Made Olympic History by Steven Lopez
• Ya Sama! Moments from My Life by Tatyana McFadden
• Fire in My Eyes: An American Warrior’s Journey from Being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory by Brad Snyder
• Solo: A Memoir of Hope by Hope Solo
• My Life: Queen of the Court by Serena Williams
• On the Line by Serena Williams with Daniel Paisner
• Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession by Venus Williams
• Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu with Paul and Teri Williams
• In the Water They Can’t See You Cry: A Memoir by Amanda Beard with Rebecca Paley
• Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Douglas with Michelle Burford
• Forward: A Memoir by Abby Wambach

Children

• How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals  by  Michael Phelps  (For ages 4 - 8)
• She’s Got This!  by Laurie Hernandez  (For ages 4 - 8)
• Carmelo Anthony: It’s Just the Beginning by Carmela Anthony (For ages 9+)
• Sue Bird: Be Yourself by Sue Bird (For ages 4+)
• All Heart: My Dedication and Determination to Become One of Soccer’s Best by Carli Lloyd (For ages 10+)
• Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan (For ages 7+)
• Hope Solo: My Story by Hope Solo (For ages 8+)

About the Olympics/Paralympics/Athletes

• After the Race  by Alec Sokolow and Arthur Lubow (children)
• Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends (Kid Legends)  by David Stabler (children)
• Olympig!  by  Victoria Jamieson (youth)
•  The Golden Girls of Rio by Nikkolas Smith (children)
• Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion  by Heather Lang (children)
• The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Olympic Athlete  by Tim Collins (children)
• What Are the Paralympic Games?  by Gail Herman & Who HQ (children)
• Paralympic Power  by Paul Mason (children)
• Lucas at the Paralympics  by Igor Plohl (children)
• Lucas Makes a Comeback  by Igor Plohl (children)
• Shoot Your Shot: A Sport-Inspired Guide To living Your Best Life  by Vernon Brundage Jr.  (young adult/adult)
• Carry On: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family Kindle Edition  by Lisa Fern (young adult/adult)
• A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team  by Arshay Cooper (adult)

Take and Makes for this project will be available at area PPLD libraries beginning Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.

Supplies and Directions:

Materials we provide: Dry Erase Marker
Materials you provide: Glass or ceramic surface (Pyrex pans, plates, bathtubs, etc.), Water

1. Draw a picture on your smooth glass/ceramic surface with a dry erase marker.
2. Cover the drawing with some water (the warmer the better).
3. Watch while your drawing lifts off the surface and floats around on the water!
4. You can push the drawing around to your heart’s content.
5. After you have watched your drawings come to life in the water, stick your hand into the swirling color and it will stick to your skin like a tattoo!

TIPS:

• You will be more successful if you draw a solid picture (e.g. a solid shape).
• When the drawing lifts off the surface, it will not maintain its shape.
• The skin tattoo will wash off very easily.

This works because dry erase markers are mostly made up of alcohol and a release agent made of silicon oils. When you write on the plate or Pyrex dish, the alcohol evaporates and just leaves behind the ink and release agent. We all know that oil and water don’t mix, so the ink with the oils in the release agent just float to the top!

Take and Makes for this project for ages 9-12 will be available at area PPLD libraries beginning Friday, Oct 29, 2021.

Supplies and Directions:

Supplies Included: Mini glass bottle, jump ring, metal eye hook, keyring, mini recipe card
Supplies Needed (from home): scissors, pliers, clear glue.

1. Cut out the DIY mini recipe card (there’s an extra just in case). Remove the tape from the cork and discard. Take the cork out of the bottle and remove the metal eye hook and the jump ring. Place the recipe card in the bottle.
2. Screw the metal eye hook into the center of the top of the cork by hand.
3. Take the jump ring and loop it through the metal eye hook and the end of the key ring to connect the cork to the keyring.
4. Use pliers to close the jump ring.
5. Apply glue to the edges of the cork, and place in the bottle. Put the cork back in the bottle, pressing down to help seal the glue. Be careful since the bottle is made of glass!