Bravey (Adapted for Young Readers)

“Incisive, personal.” —Kirkus Reviews“At the heart of [Pappas’] personal narratives is becoming … someone who sets goals that push them to grow and works with resilience to achieve them.” —Booklist

Alexi Pappas is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and Olympic athlete. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Runner’s World, Women’s Running, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, and Outside, among other publications, and she has been profiled in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, New York, and Rolling Stone. Pappas co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the feature film Tracktown with Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley. Most recently, she co-wrote and starred along-side Nick Kroll in Olympic Dreams, the first non-documentary style movie ever to be filmed at the Olympic Games. A Greek American, Pappas holds the Greek national record in the 10,000 meters and competed for Greece in the 2016 Olympics. She lives in Los Angeles, California.