Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars Paperback – May 2, 2017

Purchased this book for my son. He read it in one day and was eager to share tidbits of what he learned about the atheletes’ lives. Highly recommended for those who love sports.

My son loves this book and has enjoyed reading it. Great book

The author has done a great job relating the stories of these people. I enjoy stories of people who have overcome obstacles in their life

A well written hidden gem about some of the world's greatest athletes in sports overcoming life's challenges. Very relatable and Inspirational!

Bought for 10 year old grandson. I read some chapters about how these people in sports overcame their disabilities to become stars in their field. He’s into soccer and baseball. I hope he likes this book. I did.

My grandson turned 12 he really liked the book!

My son is really enjoying this book. We got it for him for Christmas - we had been struggling to find things for him to read that interested him...and when I noticed he liked reading his Sports Illustrated magazine more than the library books, I figured we'd try some non-fiction. He knows most of these athletes already, and he loves basketball, soccer, tennis, and baseball, so the stories have some relevance for him. It's been a great new reading book that he's really enjoying, and it's definitely at a level than an 11-year-old can get through and understand.

I purchased this for my 11 year old grandson. He plays soccer, is on a traveling team and loves it. I thought the book would be inspiring, but was a little concerned it might be a little too "old" for him. He loved it and talked about it and the stories often with his family. His parents thanked me for getting the book for him! He is very smart for his age, but I would recommend this book for any 11 yr old.