

Boundless (Scholastic Focus)
Author: Chaunté Lowe
Narrator: Chaunté Lowe
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 06/06/2023
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Family
Author: Chaunté Lowe
Narrator: Chaunté Lowe
Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 06/06/2023
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Family
"Boundless" is a captivating and inspiring nonfiction biography that chronicles the journey of world champion high jumper and US Olympian, Chaunté Lowe. Chaunté's story begins with her impoverished childhood in Paso Robles, California, where she faced numerous challenges, including food insecurity,......more
This story that would be perfect for a middle schooler or high schooler is a focused, brief autobiography of Lowe who experienced poverty and a disrupted upbringing but kept her eye on excelling in track and field, saying to herself when she was very young that she wanted to be an Olympian after see......more
A very inspiring story of a young girl born in poverty whose life is altered when at the age of 4 she watched Florence Griffith Joyner win the Olympic Gold Medal. As she faces homelessness and living in a car with her mother she never lost sight of her dream. The book concludes when the author wins......more
This was a fascinating story. Chaunte Lowe's story is a heartbreaking and incredible one. However, the book was clunky, repetitive, and didn't flow. I read the ARC, so these things may have changed in the final proof.......more
A QUICK but POIGNANT Olympics themed READ I read this aloud to my daughters (ages 8 and 10). We adored this story of perseverance and love. Chaunté Lowe describes the people in her childhood with such tenderness, she survived a traumatic childhood and reflects on it with such tender hope and love. Th......more
Praise for Boundless:"An inspiring read for aspiring athletes and other dreamers." -- Kirkus Reviews"Themes of individual drive, family, and teamwork appear throughout this galvanizing memoir, whose emotionally direct telling is rooted in determination and hope." -- Publishers Weekly