The Story of Simone Biles

Rachelle Burk gives young readers a Simone Biles story that is genuinely emotionally engaging — the foster care childhood, the gymnastics discovery, the record-breaking dominance — and the educational features are among the better examples in this series. The publication timing means the 2021 Tokyo withdrawal and Biles's extraordinary public conversation about mental health are entirely absent, which is a real gap for anyone reading today. Still a strong choice for 6-to-9 readers encountering Biles for the first time.