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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

by Paula Yoo · 2005

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The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
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diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thissportssportsMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 32 pages

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