Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: Butterfly : from refugee to Olympian-- my story of rescue, hope, and triumph / Yusra Mardini with Josie Le Blond. Author: Mardini, Yusra, author. Other Author: Le Blond, Josie, author. Year: 2018 Physical description: 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm. Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018. Edition: First U.S. edition. Subjects: Mardini, Yusra. Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- History. Women swimmers -- Syria -- Biography. Refugees Format: Book Genre: Autobiographies. Summary: Traces the author's life-changing rescue of a boatload of fellow refugees and how it inspired her to compete on the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro, tracing her subsequent work with the UN as a Goodwill Ambassador and her advocacy on behalf of people who have been forced from their homes by war. ISBN: 9781250184405 Control Number: 2955088 Copies owned: 10 Current requests: 0 Reserve Reserve individual issues by clicking on the image in the 'Check availability' section below. Add to bag or save for later Expand All | Collapse All Check availability More like this About the author Yusra Mardini is an Olympic swimmer and a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team. Mardini is from Damascus, Syria. - (McMillan Palgrave) Cover image Librarian's view Displaying 1 of 1