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The race to be myself

By Semenya, Caster, 1991- author.

Genre Autobiographies.

Audience Youth 0-15 years

Published [2024] by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY

ISBN 9781324030973

Bib Id 1452534

Edition Young readers edition.

Description 223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

"In this memoir for young readers, Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya reflects on her groundbreaking career and her fight for identity in professional sports. Caster Semenya is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time world champion in track from South Africa. Since her first spectacular performance at the 2009 World Championship in Berlin, she has been at the center of a growing debate about female eligibility rules in professional athletics because of her naturally high testosterone levels. After she was forced to take devastating hormone-altering drugs in order to continue competing, this debate has moved to center stage in the future of inclusivity for professional athletes. In this middle grade adaptation of her debut adult memoir, Caster recounts her childhood growing up in a small village in South Africa, the love for and acceptance of her identity from her community, and her trailblazing fight for the right to compete in professional sports. The Race to Be Myself is an illuminating and necessary story of identity and self-acceptance that will resonate with young readers"--Publisher's website. ...
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ISBN

9781324030973 (hardcover) $20.00

1324030976 (hardcover)

Call #

B Semenya

Author

Semenya, Caster, 1991- author.

Title

The race to be myself

Edition

Young readers edition.

Publication Information

[2024] by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY :

Description

223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Note

"Adapted from The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir"--Title page verso.

Summary

Contents

Prologue -- God made me -- A different kind of girl -- I am not afraid -- Playing with boys -- The change -- Thabiso -- Where I belong -- They saw me run -- On the way up -- A higher education -- The troubles begin -- Berlin -- Not woman enough -- The nothingness -- Hope -- The comeback -- Love and happiness -- Road to London 2012 -- Gold in Rio -- The cobra.

Subject

Intersex athletes--South Africa--Biography Juvenile literature.

Women runners--South Africa--Biography Juvenile literature.

Olympic athletes--South Africa--Biography Juvenile literature.

Intersex people--Biography Juvenile literature.

Intersexuality--Juvenile literature.

Gender identity--Juvenile literature.

Gender nonconformity--Juvenile literature.

Resilience (Personality trait)--Juvenile literature.

Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile literature.

Genre/Form

Autobiographies.
Adaptations