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Work with What You Got
Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch
Illustrator: Mada Abdelhamid/Real Deal, photographer
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2421-4
Keywords: disability, foster care, sexual abuse, neglect, discrimination, bullying, faith, athletics, wrestling, wheelchairs, prosthetics, seated racing, BLM (Black Lives Matter), SEL
Born without legs to an incarcerated woman who surrendered him to the Ohio foster care system, Clark defied expectations and became an accomplished competitive athlete and motivational speaker. Black-and-white photographs. Mature content