Book
Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills
by Billy Mills
- Published
- 2024
- Genre
- Biography
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 1547
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.6
- AR interest level
- LG — lower grades, K–3
- Suggested reading age
- ages 4–9
This book is an autobiographical story of Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota orphan who achieved his dream of winning a gold medal as a runner in the 1964 Olympics despite racism, poverty, and health challenges. The coauthor is Donna Janell Bowman.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780316373487
- ISBN-10
- 0316373486
Tags
ALSC NotablesBiographyNonfictionSports