04310cam a2200637 4500 545488818 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781427298324 1427298327 3f12e247-ac1c-46e7-84db-cff762458eb0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3471344 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mardini, Yusra. Butterfly [Libby] : From Refugee to Olympian--My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph. Macmillan Audio, 2018. books on tape. immigrant. Social Activism. sisters. Social Activists. audiobooks. Immigration. Bravery. audio books. women. sports. butterfly. survival. family love. Professional Athlete. self sacrifice. inspirational nonfiction. female swimmers. swimming in olympics. brave teens. syrian refugee memoir. ysra mardini. yursa mardeeni. yusra mardeeny. swimmers movie. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 275MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 275MB. Biography & Autobiography. Politics. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b><i>Butterfly</i> is an inspiring audiobook about how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning—and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer.</b></p> <p>When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: she dove into the water. Surfacing, she heard desperate prayers and sobbing from the passengers in the sinking boat above her. Between the waves, her elder sister Sarah screamed at her to get back on the boat. But Mardini was determined. She was not going to let Sarah do this alone. Grabbing the rope with one hand, she began kicking up the black water, inching the boat towards the distant shore.</p> <p>This bold act of bravery saved the lives of a boatload of refugees heading to Turkey from Syria. After her arrival in Greece, Mardini, focused and undeterred, worked toward a lifelong goal: to compete in the Olympics. She succeeded, and competed in 2016 on the Refugee Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro.</p> <p><i>Butterfly</i> tells her story, from Syria, to the Olympics, to her current work with the UN as a Goodwill Ambassador. Mardini is eager to tell her story in the hopes that listeners will remember that refugees are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, chased from their homes by a devastating war.</p> <p><b>Praise for <i>Butterfly:</i></b></p> <p>"War, for all its atrocities, is punctuated by instances of unfathomable human spirit and grace. Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini's story is a prime example. <i>Butterfly</i> recounts this Syrian refugee's extraordinary tale of bravery, survival, and winsome, never-give-up moxie. It is impossible not to be won over by Yusra, who once swam for her life at sea and is now fighting for the dignity and wellbeing of countless refugees like her whose lives have been upturned by war." — Khaled Hosseini, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Kite Runner</i> and <i>A Thousand Splendid Suns</i></p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Issaq, Lameece. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3471344-Butterfly.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3f12e247-ac1c-46e7-84db-cff762458eb0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3471344-Butterfly.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3f12e247-ac1c-46e7-84db-cff762458eb0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)