Game Changers: Unstoppable Women
The women who broke barriers and changed the game forever.
Lightning speed! A fearless flip? The courage to show up when people say you don’t belong!
In Game Changers: Women Heroes, you’ll experience some of the most inspiring stories in sports history. From Olympic gold and world records to history-making firsts, these true stories bring the greatest moments in sports to life.
Meet heroes like Babe Didrikson, Wilma Rudolph, Kathrine Switzer, Nadia Comăneci, Venus Williams, Simone Biles, and many more. Relive the 1999 World Cup final in front of more than 90,000 fans, UConn’s record-breaking 90-game win streak, and the night the Olympic scoreboard couldn’t show a perfect 10. Along the way, you’ll discover how courage, perseverance, confidence, and the strength to stand up for what’s right helped these athletes break barriers and change the game for everyone who came after them.
Packed with action, drama, and unforgettable firsts, this is sports history at its most powerful. Lace up your sneakers and take your mark. It’s game time!
Chapters Include:
1. Outnumbered - The story of Babe Didrikson winning the 1932 national track team title as a one-woman team
2. Anchor - The story of Wilma Rudolph winning her third gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics
3. Number 261 - The story of Kathrine Switzer defying a race official to finish the 1967 Boston Marathon
4. Perfect 1.0 - The story of Nadia Comăneci earning the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics
5. The 99ers - The story of the U.S. women’s soccer team winning the 1999 World Cup
6. Slam Dunk - The story of Lisa Leslie making the first dunk in a WNBA game
7. Making Waves - The story of Jessica Long winning three gold medals at the 2004 Athens Paralympics
8. Grand Slam - The story of Venus Williams fighting for equal prize money and winning Wimbledon in 2007
9. The Streak - The story of UConn’s women’s basketball team winning a record-breaking 90 consecutive games
10. Ace - The story of Mo’ne Davis pitching a shutout at the 2014 Little League World Series
11. The Twisties - The story of Simone Biles putting her safety first and winning Olympic bronze on the balance beam in 2021
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
Publication Date: 07/06/2027
ISBN-10: 163819288X
ISBN-13: 9781638192886
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 inches
Print Length: 112 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation
Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Girls & Women
Territories Available: Worldwide