Zion Unmatched
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
An extraordinary, deeply inspirational photo essay follows elite wheelchair racer, wrestler, America's Got Talent contestant, and Netflix documentary star Zion Clark.
This stunning photographic essay showcases Zion Clark’s ferocious athleticism and undaunted spirit. Cowritten by New York Times best-selling journalist James S. Hirsch, this book features striking, visually arresting images and an approachable and engaging text, including pieces of advice that have motivated Zion toward excellence and passages from Zion himself. Explore Zion’s journey from a childhood lost in the foster care system to his hard-fought rise as a high school wrestler to his current rigorous training to prepare as an elite athlete on the world stage. Included are a biography and a note from Zion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Consider me Jim Thorpe without legs, with the passion of Malcolm X and the backbeat of Louis Armstrong," reads a bold early spot quote in this largely visual, mostly autobiographical profile of Zion Clark (b. 1997), a Black wrestler and seated racer—and "musical prodigy"—born without legs who hopes to become "the first American man to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics." After Clark and Hirsch reveal Clark's challenges, including abuse and neglect in Ohio's foster care system from infancy until he was adopted at 17 and "the dual stigma of Blackness and disability," quotes from loved ones, coaches, and Clark himself are highlighted in graphic capitalized letters, skillfully layered over energetic full-color photographs of Clark both in action and at rest. Though Clark's journey lacks enough detail here to transcend its magazine feature style, young readers will appreciate his incontestable tenacity and drive. Ages 8–12.
