Synchro Sisters Forever: Mermaid Dreams - Katie Reveno

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Résumé :
Buy a book, empower a child! All proceeds benefit USA Synchro, the sport's governing body in the U.S. to help expose more young children to a lesser-known sport that builds their athleticism, confidence, social skills, and character to prepare them for success in life.
Illustrated children's chapter book geared toward girls ages 5-8 introduces the Olympic sport of synchronized swimming and teaches life lessons including the values of friendship and perseverance.
Written by 15-year old synchronized swimmer, Katie Reveno, who authored her first book to share the sport she loves with as many young girls as possible. She hopes synchronized swimming will change their lives as it has hers.
All sales proceeds benefit USA Synchro, the sport's governing body in the United States, to help build awareness and grow membership.
Synopsis: Chloe is a ballerina. Sophia loves gymnastics. Jenna is on the swim team. However, what these three best friends love most of all is playing together at their local pool. One day they discover a unique sport that combines all of their passions -- synchronized swimming! But when novice team tryouts don't go quite as planned, at least one girl is left wondering if they will ever really become synchro sisters forever.
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Biographie:
Katie is a 15-year old American synchronized swimmer, high school student, and first-time author.

She fell in love with the incredible sport of synchronized swimming eight years ago, and it has remained a very important part of her life ever since. This year she was honored to be selected as a member of the 13-15 U.S. National team.

Each time she has had the opportunity to teach and mentor younger swimmers, Katie saw the extreme positive impact the sport has on both their character and overall athleticism. At just seven years old, young synchronized swimmers have both the mental toughness and endurance to push through challenging workouts. Their obvious passion for the sport and for their teammates fuels an intense desire to improve. The cycle continues as their progress builds their confidence and capacity for hard work.

After witnessing such positive development in these young swimmers, she found it tragic how few girls are involved with the sport or even know about its existence. From a very young age, children learn about sports such as basketball or soccer and are thus far more likely to try them. Katie feels strongly that if girls only knew about the fabulous sport that combines swimming, dancing, and gymnastics they would be thrilled to get involved. As both a synchronized swimmer and a writer, Katie felt that she was uniquely qualified to bring this book's mission to life.