Who Is Shaun White?, Shawn Pryor
Who Is Shaun White?, Shawn Pryor
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Who Is Shaun White?

Author: Shawn Pryor, Who HQ

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Ryan Dunlap

Unabridged: 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

Read about American snowboarder Shaun White and his epic career in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series.

Shaun White, known as “The Flying Tomato" because of his bright red hair, received his first snowboarding sponsorship by age seven. This was just the first of a lifetime of athletic achievements. He has won a medal every year since 2002 at the Winter X games and won gold at the 2006, 2010, and 2018 Olympics. White has been dazzling audiences for years. Learn all about this snowboarding legend’s life from his childhood skateboarding days to his illustrious Olympic career, and the creation of his own brand of snowboarding gear.

About The Author

Shawn Pryor's (he/him) work includes the middle-grade graphic novel Fast Break (FSG/Macmillan, 2025), the hi\lo reader series The Gamer (Capstone Publishing), Cash and Carrie (Action Lab Entertainment), and several books for Capstone's Jake Maddox Sports and Adventure series, and the Kids Sports series. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest Black superhero of all time. He is represented by Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hailey on March 05, 2025

This Who Was? book is less politically correct and less biased than many of its predecessors. It is a factual account of now retired professional athlete Shaun White's life and accomplishments. I would say that it is worth reading, or in this case, listening to.......more

Goodreads review by Chelsey on December 15, 2024

This was a fun chapter book to read with my four year old. He thinks Shaun white is so cool!......more