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Storytime with a World Champion Sprinter

Storytime with a World Champion Sprinter

Author:
Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce
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Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective.

I Am a Promise takes readers on Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce’s journey from her childhood in the tough inner-city community of Waterhouse in Kingston, Jamaica, through her development as a young athlete, to her first Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in 2008. The story charts how Shelly Ann’s commitment to hard work as well as the encouragement of loved ones helped her achieve her dreams against great odds and challenging life experiences. Most importantly, I Am a Promise encourages young readers to believe in themselves and to maximize their own promise to the world.

 

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Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce

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Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce is a six-time Olympic medal winner and holds several national and world athletic titles including the 2013 IAAF World Female Athlete of the Year Award. In recognizing her contribution to sport and the country as a whole, the government of Jamaica awarded Fraser Pryce the Order of Distinction, and, in 2018, unveiled a statue of her at the National Stadium. She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; the founder of the Pocket Rocket Foundation which assists promising high school athletes, the owner of Shelly’s Café, and also a hair salon, Lady Shelly Beauty. Ashley Rousseau‘s short stories have been published in Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters and Small Axe. Rachel Moss is an illustrator who spends her days working on children’s books such as Abigail’s Glorious Hair, Milo & Myra Learn Manners with Mr. Mongoose, and The Happiness Dress. In I Am a Promise (Black Sheep) Shelly Ann takes readers on a journey from her childhood in the tough inner-city community of Waterhouse in Kingston, Jamaica, through her development as a young athlete, to her first Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in 2008. It’s a story that underscores her commitment to hard work as well as the encouragement of loved ones. I Am a Promise encourages young readers to believe in themselves and to maximize their own promise to the world. Kirkus Reviews praised the work of Fraser Pryce, Rousseau and Moss noting that the book “offers a text that’s accessible

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