"This is the story of 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden. Born with spina bifida in Russia, Tatyana was raised in an orphanage where she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life. In 1994, she was adopted and moved to the United States, where she started racing and breaking records; and is now considered the best female wheelchair racer of all time, and the fastest woman on Earth"--Amazon.com.
year: 2021
call number/section: 920
subjects: mcfadden, tatyana, 1989-, juvenile literature, paralympic games, juvenile literature, women athletes, juvenile literature, wheelchair sports, adoption, spina bifida, women, biography, athletes, people with disabilities, biographies, picture books