Research Catalog

Title

Proud : living my American dream / Ibtihaj Muhammad.

Author

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

Publication

• New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Description

xii, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

• Shares the life story of the Olympic fencer, including how she overcame feeling out of place in her sport and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
• "At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ibtihaj Muhammad smashed barriers as the first American to compete wearing hijab, and she made history as the first Muslim American woman to win a medal. But before she was an Olympian, activist, and entrepreneur, Ibtihaj was a young outsider trying to find her place. Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Ibtihaj was often the only African American Muslim student in her class. When she discovered and fell in love with fencing, a sport most popular with affluent young white people, she stood out even more. Rivals and teammates often pointed out Ibtihaj's differences, telling her she would never succeed. Yet she powered on, rising above bigotry and other obstacles on the path to pursuing her dream. Read on to discover Ibtihaj's inspiring journey from humble beginnings to the international stage. Told in her own words and enhanced with helpful advice and never-before-published photographs, [this book] is an all-American tale of faith, family, hard work, and self-reliance."--Dust jacket.

Subjects

• Women Olympic athletes
• Women fencers
• Fencers
• Muslims
• Hijab (Islamic clothing)
• Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-
• Black author
• Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Juvenile literature
• Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985- > Juvenile literature
• Women Olympic athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Women fencers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Muslims > New Jersey > Juvenile literature
• Muslim women > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Fencers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
• Black Muslims > Biography > Juvenile literature
• United States

Audience (note)

• Ages: 8-12.

Contents

Growing up -- Work for the win -- Not the sport for me -- A team to call my own -- Ready to roar -- Fencing stronger, climbing higher -- College life -- Surviving the "real world" -- Take up the challenge -- Embrace the pressure -- Never give up -- Dream big -- Build a team -- Follow your passion -- Dreams can come true -- Share your truth -- Olympic glory.

Call Number

Sc D 19-458

ISBN

• 9780316477000
• 0316477001
• 9780316518963
• 0316518964

LCCN

2018013877

OCLC

1039423626

Author

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985- author.

Title

Proud : living my American dream / Ibtihaj Muhammad.

Publisher

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

Young readers edition.

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Audience

Ages: 8-12.

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Research Call Number

Sc D 19-458