Bibliograph

The hard parts, a memoir of courage and triumph, Oksana Masters, with Cassidy Randall

Type

Label

The hard parts, a memoir of courage and triumph, Oksana Masters, with Cassidy Randall

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hard parts

Oclc number

1302900800

Responsibility statement

Oksana Masters, with Cassidy Randall

Sub title

a memoir of courage and triumph

Summary

Oksana was born in Ukraine-- in the shadow of Chernobyl. She was born with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep, and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system, Oksana encountered numerous abuses. Then Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor, saw a photo of the little girl; she waged a two-year war to rescue Oksana from her circumstances. In America, Oksana was fueled by a drive to succeed that still smoldered from childhood. She triumphed in not just one sport but four: winning against the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, and road cycling competitions. Now considered one of the world's top athletes, she is the recipient of seventeen Paralympic medals, the most of any US athlete of the Winter Games, Paralympic or Olympic. This is Oksana's journey. Her message to anyone who doesn't fit in: you can find a place where you excel-- where you have worth. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Memoir of courage and triumph

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