The Heart of the Storm: A Biography of Sue Bird

This picture book biography of accomplished and celebrated basketball player and activist Sue Bird follows her journey from an energetic yet shy young girl to one of the most versatile and inspirational athletes of our time and a leader whose legacy extends off the court.

Sue Bird is a professional basketball athlete who has played for the Seattle Storm WNBA team her entire career. The Heart of the Storm captures her story, beginning with her childhood in New York, where she discovers her love of basketball, through the challenges she faced honing her skills as a team player and vocal leader. As a shy young girl, Sue set her sights on competing at the highest level. This is the story of how she accomplished her dreams and grew to become one of the dominant WNBA players of all time.

Author: Sharon Mentyka
Publisher: Little Bigfoot
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781632172884
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 122

About the Author
SHARON MENTYKA is a children's writer and teacher whose stories grow from small kernels of truth and explore common themes: fairness, transitions, and the complicated path to finding your own voice. Her middle-grade novel Chasing at the Surface was named the 2016 children's winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. She is the author of Think Smart, Be Fearless: A Biography of Bill Gates.

ELLEN ROONEY is an illustrator, designer, and artist from the state of Massachusetts, who currently lives in the southern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. She loves graphic shapes, collage, printmaking, painting, drawing outdoors, and finding new ways to create texture and color. She is the illustrator of Her Fearless Run, Dusk Explorers, Grandmother School, and other books for children.