Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas / Alexi Pappas ; foreword by Maya Rudolph.

"When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother died by suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes becam...

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Main Author: Pappas, Alexi (Author)
Other Authors: Rudolph, Maya (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: New York : The Dial Press, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Introduction: Be a bravey -- Four memories of my mother -- Girl scouts -- A very big Alexi -- The mentor buffet -- President Obama -- My pal, pain -- Coach Ian -- The Olympics -- Depression -- Jerry Seinfeld -- Willpower -- Boys vs. girls -- The rules -- Love -- Flat chest and freakishly gnarled feet -- Dad-sad -- You make your own cape -- Gucci -- Maya Rudolph -- Lice -- For those who dream -- Epilogue: The end of the beginning. 
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