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Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 221 Ratings and 77 Reviews

Book Description
The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
Book Information
PublisherLee & Low Books
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10158430247X
ISBN-13978-1584302476
Publication Date04/01/2005
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About Paula Yoo (Author) : Paula Yoo is the author of the YA novel GOOD ENOUGH (HarperCollins '08) and the IRA Notable picture book SIXTEEN YEARS IN SIXTEEN SECONDS: THE SAMMY LEE STORY (Lee & Low '05). Visit her website at www... more
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About Dom Lee (Illustrator) : Dom Lee is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Dom Lee include Be Water, My Friend, Sixteen Years In Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, Baseball Saved Us.
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7/15/2009 Lee and Low Books tagged as: I published

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