It's not bragging if it's true

Author

Zaila Avant-garde

Call Number

• J 921 AVANT-GARDE (CEN, OSH, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Random House, [2023]

Physical Description

134 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"Kids will be inspired to embrace their inner weirdness and persevere through obstacles after reading this empowering collection of true stories from teenage Scripps National Spelling Bee champ and Guinness World Record holder Zaila Avant-garde!"--

"After Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, she turned into an overnight sensation. People wanted to know who she was and how she'd achieved so much while so young. In this nonfiction book, Zaila shares the personal anecdotes that have shaped her life and extends advice to readers on living authentically. While Zaila is an exceptional and inspiring young woman, she has fears and anxieties just like everyone else; what makes her remarkable is the way she chooses to move through the obstacles in front of her. Zaila shares about her family, her accomplishments, her experience of being homeschooled, and so much more in order to motivate and uplift other kids who have small-, medium-, and even big-sized dreams." -- Amazon.com.

Notes

"How to be awesome at life" -- Cover.

Contents

• Intro
• Chapter one: Have someone else's back
• Chapter two: Weird and around
• Chapter 3: Dig deep. Do you
• Chapter 4: Choose your opponent
• Chapter 5: Show up and show out
• Chapter 6: Ask for help
• Chapter 7: Make friends with chaos
• Chapter 8: Know when to chill
• Chapter 9: Win
• Outro.