Reaching New HeightsSnowboarder and Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly Clark had accomplished her life?s goals by the age of 18.Yet, success didn?t leave her feeling fulfilled. Two years later, at an event in Salt Lake City, Kelly stood at the bottom of the pipe, listening to one snowboarder console another who had just crashed: ?It?s alright. God still loves you.? These words led Kelly on a new journey from an Olympian snowboarder into an awesome relationship with Jesus. This story of one of the world?s greatest snowboarders will encourage readers young and old to reach for the next level, knowing that God will be with them, win or lose. From Booklist Olympic medalist Clark was on top of her sport of snowboarding, but she knew something was missing in her life. At the bottom of a run in 2004, she met another young female snowboarder who gave her insight into God and what being a Christian meant. Coming from a nonfaith background, Clark didn?t know the questions to ask, but she was eager to listen and learn. Her newfound faith in Jesus has given her the drive to push through rigorous practices, always testing her own limits and striving to become better. At times the book reads like a litany of accomplishments and wins, and the short paragraphs can make for stilted reading. Still, the book is written in an appealing conversational style peppered with snowboarding jargon and copious direct quotes from Clark. Illustrations with captions are strategically placed throughout. Though the author lists sources, no detailed chapter notes are given for direct quotes. Grades 5-8. --J. B. Petty About the Author Natalie Davis Miller has been a professional writer for more that seventeen years, writing a variety of stories for print and web, including articles on many sports figures such as football legend and movie icon Daniel ?Rudy? Ruettiger and Olympians Cullen Jones and Kelly Clark in the Zonderkidz biographies, Speed to Glory, The Cullen Jones Story and Reaching New Heights, The Kelly Clark Story. Miller connects with her subjects and tells their stories in an informative and inspiring way, with a personal goal to glorify God using her writing talents.
Reaching New HeightsSnowboarder and Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly Clark had accomplished her life?s goals by the age of 18.Yet, success didn?t leave her feeling fulfilled. Two years later, at an event in Salt Lake City, Kelly stood at the bottom of the pipe, listening to one snowboarder console another who had just crashed: ?It?s alright. God still loves you.? These words led Kelly on a new journey from an Olympian snowboarder into an awesome relationship with Jesus. This story of one of the world?s greatest snowboarders will encourage readers young and old to reach for the next level, knowing that God will be with them, win or lose. From Booklist Olympic medalist Clark was on top of her sport of snowboarding, but she knew something was missing in her life. At the bottom of a run in 2004, she met another young female snowboarder who gave her insight into God and what being a Christian meant. Coming from a nonfaith background, Clark didn?t know the questions to ask, but she was eager to listen and learn. Her newfound faith in Jesus has given her the drive to push through rigorous practices, always testing her own limits and striving to become better. At times the book reads like a litany of accomplishments and wins, and the short paragraphs can make for stilted reading. Still, the book is written in an appealing conversational style peppered with snowboarding jargon and copious direct quotes from Clark. Illustrations with captions are strategically placed throughout. Though the author lists sources, no detailed chapter notes are given for direct quotes. Grades 5-8. --J. B. Petty About the Author Natalie Davis Miller has been a professional writer for more that seventeen years, writing a variety of stories for print and web, including articles on many sports figures such as football legend and movie icon Daniel ?Rudy? Ruettiger and Olympians Cullen Jones and Kelly Clark in the Zonderkidz biographies, Speed to Glory, The Cullen Jones Story and Reaching New Heights, The Kelly Clark Story. Miller connects with her subjects and tells their stories in an informative and inspiring way, with a personal goal to glorify God using her writing talents.
