Kind of Grace

The legendary track and field Olympian with six medals to her name tells her ';inspiring and absorbing' story (Publishers Weekly). With six Olympic medals and five world records, Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been voted the Greatest Female Athlete of All Time bySports Illustrated for Women. In this autobiography she shares her story of growing up in a poor family in East St. Louis, Illinois; excelling early on in both basketball and track; finding a coach named Robert Kersee who eventually became her husband; and rising to greatness competing in the long jump and heptathlon in four Summer Olympicsas well as battling severe asthma.A Kind of Graceis a compelling read and ';an intimate picture of a star athlete and her sport' (Kirkus Reviews).