Enjoy the best gabby douglas quotes at brainyquote. Gabby dominated the gymnastics allaround competition with her flawless execution and amazingly high flips, winning gold by a landslide. Gabby gabby douglas gabby s training partner junior gymnast nia dennis. At 17 years old, gabby douglas has achieved what many only dream about in winning the gold medal at the london 2012 olympics for womens gymnastics in the allaround competition, and winning gold as part of the womens american team. Olympic gold medalist gabby douglas announced thursday that she will write an inspirational memoir, planned for december 2012 publication. Jon m fishman although shes just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, gabby douglas made a largerthanlife impact on the 2012 olympic games in london. Inside these pages, gabrielle shares an inside look at her daytoday world, from the things that are. Gabby douglas grace, gold and glory in olympics books shmoop. Enter your name and email to get the audiobook intro for free now. In the sixth installment of gymnstars, the awardwinning childrens biography series chronicles. See more ideas about book authors, books and author. Douglas s co author, michelle burford, is a founding editor of o or, as she describes it, the fabulous oprah magazine, so the tone of the book grace, gold and glory. Rio 2016 gymnastics final five coloring book for kids. She is the 2012 olympic all around champion and the 2015 world allaround silver medalist.
Being the best meant gabby had towork hard and never give up no matter what cover verso. Simone biles, gabby douglas, laurie hernandez, aly raisman, madison kocian. Discover the stories of jordyn wieber, gabby douglas, mckayla maroney, aly raisman and kyla ross as they aim for gold in london. In early 2012, this pintsized powerhouse was ready to quit gymnastics for good. Dec 11, 2019 please support the authors and publishers of these amazing books by purchasing a copy for your home library. Gabby douglas 0 likes view quote mom, i am, think i had to face a lot coming through this journey, a lot of sacrifices, difficulties, challenges, and injuries.
Gabby douglas grace, gold and glory in olympics books. In this personal autobiography, grace, gold, and glory my leap of faith, gabrielle tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination. Gabby douglas generally travels from ia, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Jan 01, 2012 gabby started off as a normal kid with a sister that did gymnastics until she split both her wrist, another sister this book is a bio about gabrielle christina victoria douglas born on december 31, 1995, virginia beach, virginia. Quotations by gabby douglas, american athlete, born december 31, 1995. I read the book grace, gold, and gloryalso by douglas and wasnt impressed. Movies, tv shows and books on gabby douglas douglas released her autobiography grace, gold, and glory. The gabby douglas story, a tv movie about the gymnasts life. This book fills in the category on the wide reading bingo board as a diary, autobiography or biography i like this category because it gets us reading a very different type of book to normal.
Gabby dominated the gymnastics allaround competition with her flawless. Olympic gymnast gabby douglas is best known as the first african american to win the individual allaround. Highinterest beginning chapter biography of 2012 gold medal u. Please tell me what editor allows their writer to write lol in a published book all in all, i. Famous gymnasts gabby douglas authors a book on faith. Although shes just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, gabby douglas made a largerthanlife impact on the 2012 olympic games in london. Black history month research project pebble go membership. I wanted to share my story to let anyone facing hardships know that your dream is still possible.
Gabby douglas grace, gold, and glory 0 in the 2012 london olympics, us gymnast gabrielle douglas stole hearts and flew high as the allaround gold medal winner, as well as acting as a critical member of the us goldmedalwinning women gymnastics team. Gabby starts her life in the back of an black suv with a fatal blood disease. This is an important purpose to write a book but gabby douglas also wrote the book to show how you make your dreams come true. In 2014, gabbys life served as the story line of the lifetime biopic called the gabby douglas story.
It shows that even though she grew up with not having as much as others, all she needed was determination. Its published by a christian publisher, and includes both scripture and gabby s personal account of how her familys faith saw her through difficult times including how her mothers prayers helped her recover from a serious illness as a baby. Gabby douglas is a great role model for younger gymnasts to look up to. Gabby douglas book books for boys childrens books gymnastics books used books my books summer reads 2016 jordyn wieber shawn johnson gabby douglas. Gabby douglass memoir chronicles a 16yearolds journey to the. At the 2012 london olympics, gabby douglas made history, becoming the first african american to win gold in the.
Douglas s life story is examined from her childhood in virginia, to her years competing in the usa gymnastics national championships, world. There are a lot of great facts and trivia about gabby douglas that is presented in a way to not bore the young reader. Gabby douglas s uneven bars routine at glasgow 2015 some folks wrote her off because she took so long to get back into training after the 2012 olympics. If the book does not load in a few moments, your browser may not support the reader. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Although shes just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, gabby douglas made a large. This book offers a lot of interesting facts about gabbys life from her past and all that she has gone through. Gabby douglas grace, gold, and glory bsc expired 0 in the 2012 london olympics, us gymnast gabrielle douglas stole hearts and flew high as the allaround gold medal winner, as well as acting as a critical member of the us goldmedalwinning women gymnastics team. Kid authors was full of real information, but the author made it fun and funny i would recommend this book for all people who read books and want to know interesting information about authors, and also for people who want to be authors themselves. In early 2012, this pintsized powerhouse was ready to quit gymnastics for good, but she kept going.
Grace, gold, and glory by gabrielle douglas is an inspiring book. Gabby douglas authors a book on faith best gymnastics videos. Olympic allaround champ gabby douglas pitches in at citi field before mets host the rockies by peter botte, august 23, 2012. Even when kids make fun of you and when your family is going broke you have to stay strong. At the 2012 summer olympics, she made history, becoming the first us gymnast to take home a team and an individual gold medal in the same olympics. Readers get a glimpse of gabby s journey to becoming a gold medal olympian. Gabrielle douglas is a twotime olympic gold medalist. Readers get a glimpse of gabbys journey to becoming a gold medal olympian. Gabby douglas made history at the 2012 olympic games in london when she became the first ever african american gymnast to win gold in the allaround competition. When she was just four years old, her big sister taught her how to do a cartwheel.
Reading the day gabby douglas won gold by ellen aim. Quotations, aphorisms and citations by gabby douglas. My leap of faith by gabrielle douglas in epub, fb2, txt download e book. Gabby douglas, in full gabrielle christina victoria douglas, born december 31, 1995, virginia beach, virginia, u. Theres nothing like holding an actual book in your hand and turning its pages to fully. Gabby douglas speakers bureau and booking agent info. Westrick brotherhood lives near richmond, va writing childrens literature. Gabby douglas is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Christine dzidrums born 1971 cutters dont cry, gabby douglas. Gabby douglass memoir chronicles a 16yearolds journey. Not only is she an olympic gymnastics star, but she has not added the role of author to her many accomplishments. Nikki giovanni elizabeth massie lives near waynesboro, va gigi amateau maggie stiefvater elizabeth scott a. With enormous talent and hard work she moved to the forefront of her sport and became the first african american to win the allaround competition.
In this novel, douglas reveals her story of discovering gymnastics and eventually training for the olympics. Grace, gold and glory my leap of faith by gabrielle douglas. Gabby douglas was a member of the fab five from the u. Womens gymnastics team tells each team members life story as they rose from young gymnasts with big dreams to become international superstars of their sport.
While douglas will go down in history books as the first africanamerican woman to win the prestigious individual allaround gold, just one year ago, douglas. Lois duncan 19342016 i know what you did last summer, a gift of magic. Jan 22, 2020 olympic gymnast gabby douglas is best known as the first african american to win the individual allaround event. The associated press named gabby the female athlete of the year in december of 2012. In the 2012 london olympics, us gymnast gabby douglas stole.
My favourite character in this book is gabby douglas off course because she is pretty much the the reason i chose to read this book is because it is about. Gabrielle christina victoria douglas born december 31, 1995 is an american artistic gymnast. Joanne mattern gabrielle douglas was a little girl with a big dream. Is the official autobiography of renowned us gymnast gabrielle douglas chronicles gabrielles journey from her first practice to becoming a 2012 goldwinning us gymnast celebrates gabrielle as the first africanamerican gymnast in olympic history to become the individual allaround champion, and the. Gabrielle began her training at age six, and became the virginia state champion only two years later. Dec 21, 2012 gabrielle douglas, who catapulted into history as the first africanamerican to win a gold medal in the womens individual allaround gymnastics event at the london olympics, might seem young.
Gabby douglas download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A childrens biography and moonbeam childrens book award winner, gabby douglas. Hire gabby douglas speaker fee celebrity speakers bureau. My leap of faith from virginia beach erskine, kathryn. About the author gabrielle douglas is a twotime olympic gold medalist. She loves that it reads almost like a yearbook since it is full of pictures and short chapters. Gabby douglas passion, sacrifice, winning for me going down in history being the first black american to win the gold, i think more colored people are going to start coming to the gymnastics world and say okay, anything is possible. Golden smile, golden triumph will grab readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast from the fierce five took on her way to becoming olympic champion and americas sweetheart. Douglass coauthor, michelle burford, is a founding editor of o or, as she describes it, the fabulous oprah magazine, so the tone of the book. Gabby gabby douglas gabbys training partner junior gymnast nia dennis. When you submit your name and email you are optingin for our weekly email newsletter and relevant upcoming updates from gabrielle. Ive partnered with singer alicia keys whose book features contributions from oprah, michelle obama, jayz, bono, clive davis and america ferrera. Raising the bar by gabrielle douglas, hardcover barnes. This book offers a lot of interesting facts about gabby s life from her past and all that she has gone through.
This title introduces readers to gabby douglas, the goldmedal winning olympic gymnast. My leap of faith gabrielle douglas, michelle burford on. Gabby douglas was recently named associated presss female athlete of the year. Gabby has also appeared in her own reality tv series on oxygen called douglas family gold which premiered in may of 2016. The photographs helps show a sense of the range of emotions from hard work to olympic success for her. In the 2012 london olympics, us gymnast gabrielle douglas stole hearts and flew high. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Aside from them, readers also get a look into her family life. Dec 01, 2012 grace, gold, and glory my leap of faith. Walk with gabby douglas through her journey of faith and what her family overcame, from the time she first entered a gymnasium to her goldmedalwinning performances, demonstrating to readers ages and. Gabbys purpose on writing this book was to show kids how strong you have to be. Explore the best gabby douglas quotes here at openquotes. Book is about the first ever african american to win a gold medal in the allaround competition. Things to do see the library calendar get a card and borrow materials attend programs and events for adults watch recorded programs.