Key:
^ Nonfiction
# Other: Poetry, Drama, etc.
*Grade levels are based on reviews from sources such as School Library Journal, Booklist, etc. They do not necessarily represent Alan’s views on grade level appropriateness.
Gymnastics
^ Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles and Michelle Burford (Female Protagonist)
^ Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman (Female Protagonist)
Gold Medal Summer by Donna Freitas (Grades 5-8)
Leverage by Joshua Cohen (Bullying; Grades 11-12)
Lessons in Falling by Diana Gallagher (Female Protagonist)
Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle (Female Protagonist, LGBTQ; Grades 7-10)
^ Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu (Female Protagonist)
^ Shawn Johnson, Olympic Champion: The Story Behind the Smile by Lexicon (Female Protagonist)
Spotting for Nellie by Pamela Lowell (Female Protagonist; Grades 8-11)