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Long, Jessica Tatiana, author.

Unsinkable : from Russian orphan to Paralympic swimming world champion / by Jessica Long with Hannah Long.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]

104 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 24 cm

Born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, Jessica was adopted at age 13 months from a Russian orphanage and has since become the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time. She shares her story in this photographic memoir, filled with sidebars, quotes, and more.

Long, Jessica Tatiana -- Juvenile literature.

Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Athletes with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Long, Hannah, author.

From Russian orphan to Paralympic swimming world champion

Prepublication title: Unsinkable : moments, milestones, and medals

The moment I won my first gold -- The moment I became a Long -- The moment I learned to walk with prostheses -- The moment I discovered water -- The moment I was surrounded by people like me -- The moment I became a professional athlete -- The moment I won an ESPY -- The moment I failed -- The moment I claimed my independence -- The moment I first spoke to a crowd -- The moment I first modeled -- The moment I fell in love with swimming all over again -- The moment I lost my confidence -- The moment I found peace -- The moment I returned home -- The moment I returned to Russia -- The moment I met my Russian family -- The moment I finally won Gold in Rio -- The moment I accepted me.

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